Benjamin Klotz memoirs

Identifier
irn504262
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0241
  • RG-02.166
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504262

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Benjamin Klotz

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Feb 1994, E. Jack Harris gave a copy of Benjamin Klotz's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

In his memoir Benjamin Klotz (1901-1974) describes the German invasion of Poland and his life during the occupation of Łódź, Poland; his escape to and life in Soviet-occupied Lʹviv, Poland (now Ukraine); his subsequent escape from German-occupied Lʹviv; the fates of members of his family; life in the concentration camps of Bierzanow-Płaszów, Buchenwald, and Bautzen; liberation by the Soviets; life as a displaced person, including a meeting with Earl G. Harrison; and his reunion with his son and their immigration to the United States in 1946.

People

  • Harrison, Earl Grant, 1899-

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jews, Polish--Germany.
  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Lʹviv (Ukraine)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.

Genre

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