Ladenheim family collection

Identifier
irn84509
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.361.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcel Ladenheim

Donated by Marcel Ladenheim in 2014 to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Julius and Yetta Ladenheim and their children Marcel and Henry in France and the United Kingdom before, during, and after the Holocaust. Contains pre-war, wartime and postwar images including image of Marcel in hiding with Olga Masoli, who along with her sister Esther hid him in Paris and cared for him until 1948. Includes letters from Marcel to his mother and to his rescuers, Olga and Ester Masoli, around 1948 after he was removed from their home by a maternal aunt and her husband and brought to the United Kingdom. His father did not survive; although his mother did, she was unable to care for the children after the war.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Dr. Marcel Ladenheim

Subjects

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