Scope and Contents
Researchers studying the Harold Hersch Family Papers will gain insight into the Holocaust and Jewish life in Atlanta, Georgia. The papers are arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
Dates
- 1934 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Harold Hersch (1923-2013) was a Holocaust survivor from Poland who survived the Lodz Ghetto and several concentration camps including Auschwitz. Following the war, Harold Hersch immigrated to the United States and settled in Atlanta, Georgia. He married Helen Lefkowitz, the daughter of Holocaust survivor Frieda Lefkowitz. Hersch was in the grocery business in Atlanta and established Hersch's Super Value Market and is credited with helping to break down racial barriers in employment by hiring African American cashiers and managers in the 1960s.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (Slim archives box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Harold Hersch was a Holocaust survivor and prominent businessman in Atlanta, Georiga. His papers consist of newspaper articles, a family history, correspondence from relatives in Poland, and papers relating to the restitution of property confiscated during World War II.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
Separated Materials
Photographs removed to visual arts collection, oversized material removed to oversized collection, and textiles removed to costume collection.
- Atlanta (Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil Rights Movement Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Congregation Ahavath Achim (Atlanta, Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Entrepreneurship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family-owned business enterprises Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Georgia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grocers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holocaust survivors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish businesspeople Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia -- Atlanta Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia -- Atlanta Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Poland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Race Relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Harold Hersch Family Papers, Mss 193
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
