Joel Elkes collection

Identifier
irn95125
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Dr. Joel Elkes, the son of Dr. Elkhanan Elkes.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of original and typescript copies of letters sent by Dr. Elkhanan Elkes, head of Kaunas [Kovno] ghetto, to his children in England. It also includes a drawing of Dr. Elkes on his deathbed in the Dachau concentration camp, uniform trousers worn by Dr. Elkes in Dachau, and a memorial book of the Schwabbe Gymnasium.

Genre

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.