Zygmunt Gemel papers

Identifier
irn521345
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.64.1
  • RG-10.342
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521345

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Zygmunt Gemel

Biographical History

Zygmunt Gemel was born on 28 April 1916 in Zalesice, Poland to Franciszek and Marianna Gemel. His family was Roman Catholic, and he had six siblings. During World War II, he was arrested on political charges in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz III-Monowitz (Buna) in spring 1944 and then transferred to the Dora-Mittelbau subcamp of Buchenwald. Zygmunt survived the war and remained in Poland.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Zygmunt Gemel in 1989.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of a note written by political prisoner Zygmunt Gemel to his father Franciszek Gemel and thrown from a train while Zygmunt was being deported to Auschwitz III-Monowitz (Buna) in 1944, and a subsequent letter Zygmunt to his father from the camp dated 23 April 1944.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

People

  • Gemel, Zygmunt.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Political prisoners.
  • Zalesice (Poland)

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.