Tilla Offenberger papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Tilla Offenberger donated her collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in September 1997.
Scope and Content
Collection contains photocopies of articles, speeches, photographs, newslcippings and other materials documenting the rescue and subsequent transport of Jewish Yugoslavian children and taking them to Italy for safety. Includes speeches by Tilla Offenberger regarding her experiences living in Villa Emma from 1942-1943. The collection documents the efforts of rescuers Dr.Guiseppe Moreali, Recha Freier, and Father Don Arrigo Beccari, who had false identification cards made for each Jewish child indicating that they were citizens of Italy.
Genre
- Document
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