Ejnesman, Kornwaser family photograph collection
Extent and Medium
13 photographs : prints, black and white
Archival History
Ten photographs of the donor’s father’s side of the family were given to Shoshana Fidelman in the 1970s by an aunt living in Edmonton, who had received them by mail from the Ejnesmans. Three photographs of her mother’s side of the family were in the possession of an aunt living in Israel.
Acquisition
Donated by Shoshana Fidelman in March 2020.
Scope and Content
Collection is comprised of original photographs and photo postcards of Shoshana Fidelman’s grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts and siblings, none of whom survived the Holocaust. Photographs were taken in Poland prior to the Second World War and mailed by Shoshana Fidelman’s family living in Starachowice-Wierzbnik and Bodzentyn to family members in Canada and Israel.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Finding Aids
Item list is available.
Archivist Note
Created March 2020
Sources
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
People
- Fidelman, Shoshana
Subjects
- Cultural groups
Genre
- Photographic material