"Out of four, only one returned: The destruction of a family, 1940-1945"

Identifier
irn522996
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.399
Dates
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522996

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Jean-Louis Steinberg

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Jean-Louis Steinberg donated this translation of his story to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of 55-page memoir entitled "Out of four, only one returned: The destruction of a family, 1940-1945," written in French by Dr. Jean-Louis Steinberg and Daniel Périer and translated into English by Madeleine Steinberg. In the memoir, Dr. Steinberg, originally of Paris, France, describes his family history, experiences in the occupied zone of France, resistance activities, deportation to Drancy, and then to Auschwitz in 1944, resistance activities within Auschwitz, experiences on a death march to Dora, and life after liberation. The original French memoir was published in 2004 as "Des Quatre, Un Seul est Rentre: La destruction d'une famille en 1940-1945" by Jean-Louis Steinberg and Daniel Périer, published by the Association des Anciens Eleves de l'Ecole Alsacienne, Paris, France.

People

  • Jean-Louis Steinberg

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.

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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