Majer Feliks Gorewicz collection
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Esther Gorewicz Hayoun
Acquired by Majer Feliks Gorewicz (donor's father) during and immediately following WWII. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Esther Gorewicz Hayoun.
Scope and Content
Collection of documents and photographs documenting the experiences of Majer Feliks Gorewicz (donor's father) during the Holocaust and after his liberation. Majer Feliks was originally from Kielce, Poland where he owned and operated a bar and restaurant. He was imprisoned in Stalag VIIa in Moosburg and subsequently sent to the Auschwitz, Dachau, and Flossenbürg concentration camps. He was liberated by American troops in April 1945.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mrs. Esther Gorewicz Hayoun
Corporate Bodies
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.