Ruth Heller Slater collection
Extent and Medium
folders
8
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Heller Slater
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ruth Heller Slater.
Scope and Content
Documents, photographs, and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Ruth Heller (donor) in Vienna, Austria throughout the World War II. Included in the collection are documents for Edith Hollander (donor's mother), Heinrich Heller (donor's father) as well as Anna Schneid and Moritz Hollander (donor's maternal grandparents), all of who survived the Holocaust. Ruth, Edith, and Anna remained in the Vienna Jewish community and Heinrich survived multiple concentration camps over a six year period. Also included are documents for extended family who did not survive or who passed away before the war.
Subjects
- Austria.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Correspondence.
- Document