Stanley Osinski papers

Identifier
irn502723
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.316
  • RG-02.021
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502723

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Stanley Osinski

Biographical History

Born Szaja Ofenhejm in Poland, Stanley Osinski assumed the identity of a Christian and avoided persecution by the Nazis. Osinski fought in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and survived the German occupation of Poland.

Archival History

Stanley Osinski

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Stanley Osinski in 1990.

Scope and Content

Contains copies of documents and other materials concerning the experiences of Stanley Osinski (then known as Szaja Ofenhejm) during World War II and his involvement in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

  • Osinski, Stanley (Ofenhejm, Szaja)

Subjects

  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Warsaw (Poland)--History--Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Poland.
  • Jews--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.

Genre

  • Document
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