Morris and Mania Schwartz Parnes collection

Identifier
irn515582
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.480.1
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1951
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515582

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mania Parnes

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Mania Schwartz Parnes.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents and photographs relating to Mania Schwartz [donor] and her husband, Morris Parnes, documenting their experiences immediately following the Holocaust. Included in the collection: photographs from the Leipheim DP camp, the Ketubah and photographs from the Parnes' wedding day, documents from the ORT school issued to Morris Parnes, and papers relating to their immigration to Canada.

People

  • Parnes, Mania Schwartz.
  • Parnes, Morris.

Corporate Bodies

  • World ORT Union

Subjects

  • Canada--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Leipheim (Germany : Refugee camp)
  • Refugees--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950.
  • Weddings--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950.
  • Occupational retraining--Germany.
  • Refugee camps--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950.
  • Cemeteries--Czech Republic--Prague.

Genre

  • Photographs.
  • Ketubah.
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Permits.
  • Document
  • Identification cards.
  • Certificates.
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.