Benjamin Gantman photograph

Identifier
irn37079
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.309.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Benjamin Gantman, his father, and brother were arrested in Antwerp, Belgium on March 2, 1942 and imprisoned in a series of prisons and finally in the Wuelzburg ILAG XIII until liberation. After liberation, Benjamin tried to make Aliyah on board the Exodus and returned to Israel on the SS Negba in October 1948.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Benjamin Gantman

Received by Benjamin Gantman, Marseille, France, 1947. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Benjamin Gantman.

Scope and Content

Contains a photographic portrait of Benjamin Gantman, taken in Marseille, France in June 1947 on the eve of his boarding the ship "Exodus."

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Benjamin Gantman

People

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.