Sam Pruchno collection

Identifier

irn500486

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1994.A.0398

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500486

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sam Pruchno in 1994.

Scope and Content

Testimony, 26 pages, typescript, about experiences of Pruchno, originally of Siauliai, Lithuania, about occupation of Lithuania, life in Siauliai ghetto, as well as deportation to Dachau, and time there and at Kaufering. Accompanied by photos of Pruchno and photocopied document (post-war) attesting that he had been imprisoned at Dachau.

Corporate Bodies

Dachau (Concentration camp)
Kaufering (Concentration camp)

Subjects

Šiauliai (Lithuania)--Ethnic relations.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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