William Horn memoir

Identifier
irn521522
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.226
Dates
1 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1991
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521522

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • William Horn

Biographical History

William Horn was born Wolf Horn in Radom, Poland, to Cheil Shai-ya and Shein-del Ethel Horn. He had five siblings and his father was a Hebrew teacher. He was a forced-laborer in several work camps and was deported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in July 1943. In February 1945 he was sent to Dachau where he was liberated. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States. His brother was the only other surviving member of his immediate family.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Sep. 2003, William Kurstin, trustee of Hilda Horn Estate donated a copy of William Horn's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a personal narrative by William Horn regarding the persecution of the Jews of Radom, Poland.

People

  • Horn, William.

Subjects

  • Radom (Radom, Poland)

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.