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Otto Bendix was born in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, 1878, of Jewish heritage. He married a non-Jew and was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp on one of the 'old people's transports' on 3 October 1942, where he died on 8 January 1943.
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GB 1556 WL 850 1942 Collection level 1 file Bendix , Otto , 1878-1943
Otto Bendix was born in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, 1878, of Jewish heritage. He married a non-Jew and was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp on one of the 'old people's transports' on 3 October 1942, where he died on 8 January 1943.
Received from a family friend, Jun 1990.
Farewell letter from Otto Bendix to his wife documenting his last moments in Berlin prior to deportation to Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942.
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Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. November 2007 Berlin Czech Republic Eastern Europe Europe Germany Jews Nazism Political doctrines Religious groups Theresienstadt concentration camp Theresienstadt (Terezin) Third Reich Totalitarianism Western Europe
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Received from a family friend, Jun 1990.
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Farewell letter from Otto Bendix to his wife documenting his last moments in Berlin prior to deportation to Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942.
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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A description of this archive exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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