Schneiderman family photographs

Identifier
irn511028
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.153.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Paul Schneiderman (1919-2013) was born Pinchas Sznayderman in October 1919 in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland to Chaya and Noah Sznayderman. He had at least three siblings: Israel, Moishe, and Motel. Paul was the survivor of several camps including Buchenwald and Dachau. After the war he met his wife Judith Rosenberg in the Landsberg displaced persons camp. They immigrated to the United States in 1947 and settled in New Jersey.

Judith Schneiderman (1928-2018) was born Judith Rosenberg on 22 August 1928 in Rachov, Czechoslovakia (Rakhiv, Ukraine) to Yankel and Yetta Rosenberg. She had seven siblings: Suri, Ruchel, Malcha, Frieda, Esther, Chochu, and Abraham. Her family owned a store in Rachov that was confiscated in 1938 by the Hungarian government. Judith was a survivor of Auschwitz and met her husband Paul Schneiderman in the Landsberg displaced persons camp. They immigrated to the United States in 1947 and settled in New Jersey.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Paul and Judy Schneiderman in 2002.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of the Schneiderman family, including pre-war depictions of Paul Schneiderman's family in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, post-war life in the Landsberg displaced persons camp, and aboard the SS Ernie Pyle enroute to the United States in 1947.

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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.