Max Bloch collection

Identifier
irn554030
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.427.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn554030

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize box

2

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert and Johanna Marcus

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Marcus

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Robert and Johanna Marcus. Johanna Marcus is maternal cousins with Max Bloch.

Scope and Content

Contains a memoir written by Max Bloch (Johanna Marcus's maternal cousin) who in 1938 managed to flee his hometown of Prague to Lisbon and from there to the United States. He served in the US Army as a translator. While working for the US Military Government for Germany, Max Bloch wrote his memoir, starting on February 7, 1947 in Berlin; in German; 208 pages. Includes a photograph depicting General Dwight D. Eisenhower pinning a ribbon on Max Bloch's chest for his service; photo by the US Army Signal Corps.

People

  • Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

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.

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