Gabrielle Kahn Gilbert memoir

Identifier
irn516782
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.141
Dates
1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2005
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516782

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Gabrielle K. Gilbert

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Gabrielle Kahn Gilbert donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Apr. 20, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, 9 pages, describing the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Gabriele (now Gabrielle) Kahn, originally of Mannheim, Germany. Gabriele's family was prominent in Germany, but fled the country in 1933, moving first to Paris, and then to the Netherlands. There, the family lived in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, and Blaricum, including a period of time in hiding, before escaping to the United States in 1941 by using Dr. Richard Kahn's (Gabriele's father) professional connections. Includes memories of Gabriele's psychological reactions to her pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences.

People

  • Kahn, Gabrielle.

Subjects

  • Mannheim (Germany)

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.