Holocaust experiences

Identifier
irn507304
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0242
  • RG-02.161
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507304

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Paul Heller

Biographical History

Paul Heller (Komotau, Czechoslovakia, August 8, 1914 - September 24, 2001) immigrated to the United States in April 1946.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Feb 1994, Paul Heller gave the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum photocopies of diary entries published in "Midstream" magazine and a brief biographical summary typescript.

Scope and Content

Heller's diary and biographical sketch describe his experiences in German-occupied Czechoslovakia and his experiences while an inmate of Dachau, Buchenwald, and Jaworzno concentration camps and on a death march.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945.
  • Death marches.
  • Jews, Czech--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Document
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