Abraham Zemach papers

Identifier
irn503818
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0246
  • RG-10.092
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1994
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Abraham Zemach collected the photographs and other materials during his service with the 76th U.S. Infantry Division. Zemach donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in May 1994.

Scope and Content

Contains 36 photographs (some with captions) taken by unknown parties and the U.S. Signal Corps from 1942 to 1945 depicting Nazi atrocities witnessed by Abraham Zemach while serving as a Jewish chaplain in the 76th US Infantry Division during World War II and after the war while ministering to Jewish displaced persons; an Occupational Forces Travel permit with handwritten annotations; two pieces of Terezin currency; a memoir relating to the experiences of Abraham Zemach during the war; a facsimile of a birthday letter from General Mark Clark dated 5 Jan.1946; a memorandum dated 22 Jun.1945 from Zemach to the 76th Infantry Division G-1 regarding the commendation of enlisted men for their role in the reburial of victims found in a mass grave; an undated memoir written by an unidentified female Hungarian Jewish survivor; and photocopies of miscellaneous news articles relating to Zemach's aid to Jewish displaced persons after the war.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

Subjects

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