Eli Rozycki collection

Identifier
irn518748
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.393
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 2005
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518748

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

  • Eli Rozycki

Biographical History

Elias Rozycki (Eli) was born on 28 February 1926 in Krakow, Poland, originally of Krakow, Poland. Eli was a survivor of the Krakow, Plaszów, Jerozolimska, Pionki, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Flossenbürg concentration camps. After liberation he lived in Passau, Germany until his immigration to the United States in 1949.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Asher Gendelman donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 12, 2007. Mr. Rozycki gave this material to him before he passed away.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs and documents related to the post-war experiences and life of Eli Rozycki, originally of Krakow, Poland. Eli, a survivor of the Krakow, Plaszów, Jerozolimska, Pionki, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Flossenbürg concentration camps, lived in Passau, Germany until his immigration to the United States in 1949. Includes photographs of life in Passau, his identity cards, his naturalization papers, and photographs of his life in the United States. Also includes one German/English dictionary, designed for auto mechanics, which was distributed after the war to aid communication between the Allied occupation forces and mechanics.

People

  • Rozycki, Eli.

Subjects

  • Jews--Poland--Kraków.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Passau (Germany)

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.