William Begell collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by William Begell, the son of Ferdinand and Liza Beigel.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a wallet, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Wilhelm, Ferdinand, and Liza Beigel in prewar Vilna, in the Vilna ghetto during the Holocaust, and Wilhelm in the Dillingen an der Donau displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust.
Genre
- Collection