Irena Schwarz collection

Identifier
irn512001
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection was donated by Irena Schwarz to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001.

Scope and Content

Consists of a rosary and cross and an autograph album and invitation, dated circa 1942-1945, relating to the donor's experiences as a hidden child in Poland. Also includes photographs depicting the donor, her birth family before the Holocaust and her war time rescuer, Janina Sycz. Irene (Irena) Schwarz is the author of "A Holocaust Love Story," published in Israel in 2000.

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.