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Provenance: In 1949, the administration of the Association of Polish Former Political
Prisoners of Prisons and Concentration Camps in Germany authorized Stanisław
Maciejewski to take all the correspondence and verification documents out of Europe.
After his death, Mr. Maciejewski‘s family donated the collection to the USHMM
Archives.
Languages: Polish, German, English 1946–1981 (bulk 1946–1949)
14 boxes, ca. 2000 items
Source of Acquisition: Michael Maciejewski
Finding aid: Series-level description
Restrictions: On reproduction and publication
RG-19.034 --- Greta Fischer Papers
These papers include letters, reports, name lists, photographs, a map, and memoranda
relating to the postwar experiences and observations of Greta (Fischerova) Fischer at the
Kloster-Indersdorf displaced children‘s center, a facility in the suburbs of Munich,
Germany, run by United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation (UNRRA) Team 182. Other
materials relate more generally to the work of the UNRRA and the plight of refugees and
displaced persons. The collection also contains a hand-drawn map of concentration
camps in Europe, and name lists of children.
Biography: Greta Fischer (formerly Grete Fischerova) was a refugee from
Czechoslovakia who spent the years of World War II in London. In June 1945, she went
to Germany as a member of UNRRA‘s Team 182 to study and work with lost,
unaccompanied, and orphaned children. She established the First International Children‘s
Center at the former orphan asylum Kloster-Indersdorf in the suburbs of Munich. In 1948
she escorted a group of children from Marseille, France, to Toronto, Canada, and
subsequently worked in Montreal as a social worker. Fischer died in Israel.
Provenance: Greta Fischer collected the materials during her service as an UNRRA
worker at Kloster-Indersdorf near Munich, Germany. A few items (e.g., a 1985 speech by
Ms. Fischer) were among Ms. Fischer‘s papers, which the Museum received from the
donor.
Languages: English, Estonian 1945–1985
5 linear inches
Source of Acquisition: Lilo Plaschkes
NOTE: See also RG-19.041—Shoshannah Gallowski Fine Collection, for additional
records relating to Kloster-Indersdorf camp.