Esther Lask photograph collection
Extent and Medium
folders
2
Creator(s)
- Esther Lask
Biographical History
Esther Lask (née Esther Epstein) was liberated in Łódź, Poland in September 1945. She subsequently lived in several displaced person camps including Feldafing, Dieburg, Landsberg, and Rochelle.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Esther Lask.
Scope and Content
The photographs relate to the experiences of Esther Lask in several displaced persons camps in Germany after World War II. The photographs mainly consist of studio portraits of individuals and informal group images of refugees at various camps. Many of the photographs have handwritten messages on the back.
People
- Lask, Esther.
Subjects
- Landsberg am Lech (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Dieburg (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Feldafing (Germany : Refugee camp)
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany.
- Refugees--Germany--1940-1950.
- Refugee camps--Germany--1940-1950.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document
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.