Robert Feinsod photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Robert Feinsod
Biographical History
Robert “Bob” Feinsod (1920-2018) was born in New York on June 15, 1920 to Joseph Feinsod (1893-1967) and Beatrice Feinsod (née, Kaplan, 1898-1976) and had one brother, Herbert (1922-2007). Robert served in the United States Army in the 17th and 82nd Airborne Divisions during World War II, rising to the ranks of Captain. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was among the first Americans to enter Berlin, and participated in the liberation of the Wöbbelin concentration camp. He was later honored with the Certificate of Conspicuous Service. Robert married Kalma Jewel Shapiro in 1946 and had two sons: Fred and Arthur.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert, Kalma, Fred and Arthur Feinsod.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert, Kalma, Fred and Arthur Feinsod.
The Feinsod family donated the Robert Feinsod photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. The collections numbered 2019.116.1 and 2019.117.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
Scope and Content
The collection includes a photograph and copyprint of Robert Feinsod and Marc Shapiro, a Soviet soldier, in military uniforms.
People
- Feinsod, Robert, 1920-2018.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Soldiers--United States.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.