Blankman family photograph collection

Identifier
irn47423
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.413.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47423

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Blankman family

Biographical History

Chaim and Sara Jakira (b. 1889) Blankman had one son, Abraham (b. 1930) and lived in Dubno, Poland (Dubno, Ukraine). Chaim immigrated to Palestine in 1935 but Sara and Abraham remained in Poland. During World War II Sara and Abraham perished in the Lwów Ghetto in around 1941 or 1942. Chaim’s father, Zvi Hersh Blankman, his brother Jakob with his wife and two daughters were all murdered in Dubno in 1942.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Giora Bareket

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Giora Bareket in 2012.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of pre-war photographs documenting the Blankman family in Dubno, Poland (Dubno, Ukraine) prior to Chaim Blankman's immigration to Palestine in 1935.

Subjects

  • Dubno (Ukraine)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.