Joel Beer photograph collection

Identifier
irn523117
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.555.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Joel Beer, his brother, Daniel, and their mother, Henriette, survived World War II in hiding in the villages of Saint-Amour and Balanod, France. His father, Edgar, was arrested by the Gestapo in 1942 and kept in solitary confinement for four months. He was then transferred to two other cities and eventually deported to Buchenwald concentration camp and then the Allach concentration camp where he was liberated on May 31, 1945.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joel Beer

The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Joel Beer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 32 photographs relating to Joe Beyersdorf (Joel Beer) and his experiences in hiding with his brother, Daniel, his parents, and his grandmother in France during World War II, including his activities with a Yeshurun youth group in Lyon, France.

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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.