Harold Fishbein collection

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 

Harold Fishbein was the Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's Displaced Persons camp, Schlachtensee, from 1945 to 1948. 

Harold Fishbein collection 

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The collection documents the post-war experiences of Harold Fishbein, Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration’s Schlachtensee DP camp (Düppel Center) near Berlin. Included is personal correspondence, a draft copy for a book he was writing about the DP camp, speech outlines and miscellaneous documents, and over 400 photographs depicting Fishbein, Schlachtensee DP camp, and displaced persons. 

The collection is arranged as four series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1941-1949 Series 2: Draft copy of Fishbein’s book about the Schlachtensee camp Series 3: Outlines for speeches and miscellaneous documents Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1945-1948