Norman Kamelgard collection
Extent and Medium
folders
3
Creator(s)
- Norman Kamelgard
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norman Kamelgard
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Norman Kamelgard,
Scope and Content
Contains a manuscript (in Yiddish) written by Norman Kamelgard in late 1945 while being detained by the British in Palestine, which documents his experiences during the Holocaust, surviving multiple concentration camps including Płaszów and Ebensee. The collection also includes "The Storm In My Childhood," which is the direct English translation of the original manuscript, and "My Stormy Youth," an edited copy of the translation for publication with annotations by Joseph Kamelgard for the audio book.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Norman Kamelgard
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.