Eugenia Goldberg testimony

Identifier
irn62115
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.363.1
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn62115

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George D. Schwab

George Schwab gave a copy of this testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Scope and Content

Consists of testimony, 26 pages, in German, written in 1993 in the form of a letter by Eugenia Goldberg, originally of Liepāja, Latvia. She describes life under Russian occupation in Liepāja and in Riga, the German invasion, and her wartime attempts to survive. She also mentions the experiences of her extended family, as well as of George Schwab, who her husband, Julius Goldberg, aided.

People

  • Goldberg, Eugenia, -2013.
  • Schwab, George, 1931-

Subjects

  • Riga (Latvia)
  • Liepaja (Latvia)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Latvia--Liepāja--Personal narratives.

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.