Ruth Harriet Landau (nee Gerson)

Item

Title
Ruth Harriet Landau (nee Gerson)
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Australia
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Emigration and immigration
Jewish families
Jews, German
Melbourne (Vic.)
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Creator
Landau, Ruth Harriet
Current holder
Australian War Memorial
Period of reference 
1929 – 1962
Item number
AWM2018.961.1
Access rights
Open access
Rights 
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required., Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Country of origin
Germany
Poland
Australia
Language 
German
English
Description from source
Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1

Collection relating to the Second World War experience of civilian Ruth Landau (nee Gerson) and her family, Australia, Germany, and Poland, 1929-1962. Ruth Gerson was a Polish-born German Jew, who fled to Australia with her parents in 1939. The documents in the collection relate to her family's experience during the Second World War and the after-effects that they felt.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Letters
Postcards
Certificates
Typescripts