Henri Maizels photograph collection

Identifier
irn49292
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.150.1
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Henri Maizels was born in Paris, France on December 4, 1939 to Charles Maizels (b.1913 or 1914, in Kraschnik, Poland) and Sarah Kirshenblatt (Sura Kiersenblat, b. 1918 in Pulawy, Poland). They lived in France and in 1941 or 1942 the family applied for emigration to Switzerland, but were denied. When Henri was two years old his father contracted tuberculosis and was hospitalized. He was deported from the hospital. When Germany took control of northern France, Sarah and Henri moved to Avignon in southern France in 1943. Sarah contracted Typhus and died. Henri was placed with a Catholic family and then a Catholic orphanage. After the war Henri was placed in a Jewish orphanage near Paris. His aunt, Miriam Maizels, and uncle, Nathan Maizels, found him and raised him along with their own son Max Maizels. In 1947 Henri was sent to the United States aboard the MS Gripsholm to live with his aunt and uncle in New York City.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henri Maizels

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Mr. Henri Maizels

Scope and Content

The collection includes a photograph of Henri Maizels's parents in Paris before WWII and a photograph of Henri's aunt and uncle, who he lived with after WWII, dated 1947.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Henri Maizels

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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.