Memoirs of Jews Pamietniki Żydów (Sygn. 302)

Identifier
irn504386
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0867
  • RG-02.208M
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Polish
  • German
  • Russian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504386

Extent and Medium

322 digital files, PDF

42 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

11 DVDs,

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Acquisition

From the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Syg. 302. Jewish victims and Polish witnesses to atrocities during the German occupation of Poland deposited the memoirs at ŻIH from 1939 to 1945. ŻIH filmed the memoirs for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in June 1995.

Scope and Content

Record group 302. Consists of memoirs of Jews written during the German occupation of Poland, 1939-1945, and deposited in the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. In addition to memoirs by Jews, there are some written by Poles who witnessed atrocities. There are 5 DVD-Roms plus 2 duplicate sets of those 5 DVD-Roms, and in addition 1 DVD entitled "A Missing Diary."

Subjects

  • Jewish ghettos--Poland.
  • Jews--Poland-History--Personal narratives.
  • Poland--History--German occupation,1939-1945.
  • Polish people--Nazi persecution--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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