us-005578-irn43349-irn47925
type: RecordSet
archival history: The brochure was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Stephen K. Yasinow, the son of J. Benjamin and Rose Kaplan Yasinow and the nephew of Alexander Wurtz.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Brochure with the English title on each fold: Grand Hotel Lago / S. Cristoforo m.500 - Trentino. It has pictures of lakeside scenes, the hotel, vacationers, and a map to the lake. One page of the brochure includes a typed description of the hotel in 4 languages. 8 panel French fold brochure ; 8.500 x 19.000 in. unfolded.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1945 June
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: ita
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: fra
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn47925
is or was included in: us-005578-irn43349
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Brochure for the Grand Hotel Lago in Italy presumably brought back from the war by Alexander Wurtz, a Jewish soldier in the US Army, 351st Infantry Regiment. On January 22, 1944, Alexander was drafted into the United States Army and entered active service on February 12. He joined the 351st Infantry Regiment and fought in the Italian campaign until the war ended in May 1945. He and his unit were then assigned to peace keeping duties in northern Italy. Alex was discharged from the Army on February 8, 1946 and returned to Philadelphia.
title: Hotel brochure acquired by a US soldier