Sam Katz photographs

Identifier
irn698904
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.12.7
  • 1999.12
  • 1999.35
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn698904

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Sam Katz

Biographical History

Sam Katz survived the Holocaust and lived at the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp after World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The Sam Katz photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sam Katz in 1999. Accessions previously cataloged as 1999.12 and 1999.35 have been incorporated into this collection.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 11 photographs taken at Zeilsheim displaced persons camp near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Three of the photographs depict a Zeilsheim demonstration for the independence of Israel, and one photograph depicts the police department at Zeilsheim.

System of Arrangement

The Sam Katz papers are arranged in a single folder.

People

  • Katz, Sam.

Corporate Bodies

  • Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp)

Subjects

  • Police--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
  • Refugees--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Demonstrations--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)

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.