Eric Sommer collection

Identifier
irn524328
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.262.1
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524328

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Sommer

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Eric Sommer.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of two false ID cards issued to Eric Sommer’s parents, David and Hilde Sommer, German Jews who were able to survive the Holocaust in France passing as non-Jews. The cards were issued to "Emile Schwebel" and "Henriette Schwebel" in March 1943 in La Mure and February 1943 in Sainte-Colombe-la-Campagne, France. Also included with the collection is a copy of a handwritten memoir.

Subjects

  • France.
  • Identification cards--Forgeries--France.

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.