Goldfarb family papers

Identifier
irn502541
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0278
  • RG-19.051
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

5

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Elimelech, Roza, and William Goldfarb lived as refugees in Ziegenhain and Kassel displaced persons camps after World War II. Elimelech Goldfarb, father of William Goldfarb, served as the camp leader of the Kassel displaced persons camp.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

William Goldfarb obtained the collection after the deaths of his parents, Elimelech and Roza Goldfarb. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection from William Goldfarb on Dec. 8, 1998, at the Museum's New York office as part of the Year 2000 displaced persons camp project collecting effort. William Goldfarb sent a document to be added to his family's collection on Feb. 25, 1999. He later sent fifteen black and white photographs on Mar. 5, 1999.

Scope and Content

Contains one song booklet given to students in the Kassel displaced persons camp, sixty-six black and white photographs of the Goldfarb family in Kassel and Ziegenhain displaced persons camps, eight postage stamps given to children in the Kassel displaced persons camp, and twenty-two documents pertaining to the experiences of Elimelech, Roza, and William Goldfarb in the Ziegenhain and Kassel displaced persons camps.

System of Arrangement

Organized in the following order: 1. Song Booklet; 2. Documents; 3. Photographs

People

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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.