Wilhelm Schlesinger memoir

Identifier
irn514963
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.294
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514963

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Serene Feldman Werblood donated her uncle's friend's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 9, 2004.

Scope and Content

Consists of untitled memoir, 41 pages, written by Wilhelm Schlesinger and detailing his experiences during the Holocaust. Dr. Schlesinger, a Jewish Communist from Vienna, describes his experiences in Drancy, Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen, and Buchenwald, as well as his experiences in post-war Vienna. Includes English translation. Collection also includes an announcement of Dr. Schlesinger's 1949 graduation from medical school, an announcement of his death in 1992, and photographs of Dr. Schlesinger with wartime friends.

Subjects

  • Vienna (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.