Photograph of Gretel Bergmann

Identifier
irn518425
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.183
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1936
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518425

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Mel Hecker donated this photograph to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 15, 2006. He is the research project publications officer for university programs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Consists of one photograph, taken in 1936, of Gretel Bergmann (now Margaret Lambert). Gretel was an extremely accomplished athlete and was ranked third in the world as a high jumper, yet was barred from the Berlin Olympics by the German government as she was Jewish. In the photograph, she is standing on an outdoor athletic field. In the background is Harry Bergmann (no relation).

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.