Ida Sterno photograph

Identifier
irn521086
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.480.1
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Ida Sterno was one of the leaders of the CDJ (Comite de Defense des Juifs) an organization made up of both Jews and Christians responsible for saving some 3000 Jewish children in Belgium.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The photograph was donated to the Museum by Andree Guelen-Herscovici in 2002.

Scope and Content

Contains a photograph of Ida Sterno, a social worker who was very active in Jewish underground organizations in Belgium during World War II. Rectangular form with scalloped edges; on recto, black and white image of headshot of a middle aged woman wearing a decorative pin at her neck; on verso, handwritten text that reads "Ida Sterno 1944" and photographer's stamp.

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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.