Not a moment too soon

Identifier
irn504343
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0337
  • RG-02.192
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504343

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In June 1994, author donated memoir to USHRIA.

Scope and Content

Describes the author's (b. 1926) childhood in Vienna, Austria; the Anschluss; Kristallnacht; author's emigration to Belgium and his subsequent escape to France; author's return to Austria in hopes of getting a transport to Sweden; author's arrest and his experiences in Terezin (a.k.a. Theresienstadt), Auschwitz, Dachau, Erpfting, and Kaufering; his liberation; the death of members of his family; his attempts to rebuild his life in Vienna; and his immigration to and experiences in the United States.

People

  • Ladner, Kurt.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Belgium.
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Austria--History--1938-1945.
  • Escapes.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938--Austria.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • France.
  • Jews--Austria.

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.