Avram Lazar papers

Identifier
irn503315
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.079
  • RG-10.023.01
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1959
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503315

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Avram Lazar

Biographical History

Avram Lazar, also known as Mendel Avram, was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in Iași, Romania. He experienced antisemitism during childhood and was excluded from the army because he was a Jew. Avram worked as an accountant in his brother-in-law's hat store until the store was taken over. On July 1, 1941, Avram was taken on a death train to Podu Iloaie, Romania, where he did forced labor. On Nov. 20, 1941, he was sent back to Iași, Romania, and did forced labor until liberation in 1944. From then on he worked as an accountant. He now lives in Canada

Archival History

Avram Lazar

Acquisition

The materials were collected by Avrom Lazar during the Holocaust. Mr. Lazar initially donated the materials to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.

Scope and Content

Consists of several documents (some copies and some originals) issued to Avrom Lazar (Mendel Avram) during the Holocaust. The documents relate to his life as a Romanian Jew, his experiences with forced labor, and the Judenrat in Romania.

People

  • Lazar, Avram, 1918-

Subjects

Genre

  • Document
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