Road to Exile, 1932-1953

Identifier
irn504341
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0314
  • RG-02.190
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In 1994 Alfred Mayer donated a copy of the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Describes incidents relating to Alfred Mayerr's (b. 1915) life in Germany; he and his brother's immigration to the United States in 1935 and subsequent life there; their helping other German Jews, including their parents, immigrate to the United States; the death of the Alfred's wife's parents in Auschwitz; and the end of the war and his feelings during a visit to his former home in Germany. Also included are photocopies of documents relating to the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland and to the Alfred's family's history.

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.