Photograph of Helen Danner
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Helene Danner
Biographical History
Helene Danner was persecuted because of her faith in Jehovah's Witness. She was first deported on January 28, 1943 and taken to Kochlowitz Labor Camp, then on April 5th, 1943 to Gleiwitz Camp, then on June 2, 1943 to Schwientochlowitz Camp, then on October 26, 1943 to Frankestein Camp, then on February 16, 1944 to Wolfsdorf Camp. From February 19 to March 17, 1945, she was forced to walk 249 kilometers. On April 20, 1945 she was liberated in Steinfels.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Danner
The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Ruth Danner in 1992. Created by unknown photographer, circa May 1945.
Scope and Content
Contains an identification photograph of Helen Danner, who was persecuted by the Nazis because of her faith as a Jehovah's Witness, was taken in May 1945.
People
- Helene Danner
- Danner, Helen.
Subjects
- Jehovah's Witnesses--Nazi persecution.
Genre
- Identification photographs.
- Document