Hans Behr letters and postal cards
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Hans Behr
Biographical History
Hans Behr (b. Berlin, Germany) was arrested in Paris, France, in February 1943 and deported shortly thereafter.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Gys Landsberger, daughter of Hans and Edith Behr, donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
Scope and Content
Contains seven letters and postal cards written by Hans Behr during February and March 1943 while on various transports between concentration camps in France. The letters and postal cards contain information about the conditions for prisoners on transports between camps in France and Hans Behr's experiences in Gurs, Drancy, and Nexon concentration camps. Each letter and postal card is accompanied by an English translation.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological
People
- Behr, Edith.
- Behr, Hans.
Corporate Bodies
- Drancy (Internament camp)
- Gurs (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Jews, German--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from France.
Genre
- Document
- Correspondence.
- Postcards.
- Letters.
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