Internment certificate

Physical Description: Internment certificate : Paper : Typedl Handwritten : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 2 in. x W: 3 in.

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Physical Description: Internment certificate : Paper : Typedl Handwritten : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 2 in. x W: 3 in.

Notes: 1 page, double-sided. Folded twice horizontally. Document appears to be an internment certificate or identification document, although it is incomplete. Contains information on holder's date and place of birth. Attests that Judith Winkler was interned in five concentration camps (Auschwitz, Horneburg, Porta, Fallersleben, Salzwedel) from July 9, 1944 until May 14, 1945. Right-hand thumbprint in black ink at bottom left, with holder's signature to its right. Signatures of two female witnesses below, in bottom right hand corner. On verso, two stamped forms with handwritten sections. Narrative: Judith Winkler was born in Hungary. She was deported to Auschwitz on July 9, 1944 and was liberated on May 14, 1945 in Dachau. After the war she lived in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp until her brother found her and took her to Ainring Displaced Persons Camp. He was living there with Mendel Berlach; both men had survived a death march together. Judith and Mendel married in March, 1947.