Joseph Kiman a witness to history

Identifier
irn504325
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0326
  • RG-02.176
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504325

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In May 1994, Joseph Kiman donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Describes Joseph Kiman’s (b. 1922) childhood in Chmielnik, Poland; the German invasion of Poland; his internment in numerous concentration camps, including Biala Podlaska, Skarzysko, Kielce, Czestochowianka, Buchenwald, and Magdeburg; a death march; the deaths of members of the Kiman’s family; and Joseph's liberation, marriage, and his post-Holocaust experiences.

People

  • Kiman, Joseph.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Death marches.
  • Jews--Poland.
  • Chmielnik (Kielce, Poland)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Document
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