Freddy Schumer collection

Identifier
irn724505
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2021.212.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • French
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize box

2

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Freddy Schumer

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Karina and Ken Schumer, daughter and grandson of Freddy Schumer.

Scope and Content

Comprised primarily of school documents, such as report cards, exam booklets, rosters, and a dossier, relating to the experiences of Freddy Schumer (formerly Siegfried Schumer, b. 1929) as a student in Malonne, Belgium at the Institut Saint-Berthuin under the false identity "Francois Demblon" while he resided at an orphanage with his younger brother, who also adopted a false identity, "Jacques Demblon." Additional documents include postcards, postwar packs of letters and information about Jewish orphans, and handwritten and typed correspondence with US Army Chaplains Judah Nadich, Morris Sandhaus, and Max Routtenberg. There is also a bound photograph album featuring Schumer family photographs.

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