Elaine Zaks papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Elaine Zaks
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elaine Zaks
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Elaine Zaks, the daughter of Leah and Phillip Zaks.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of twelve photographs depicting Leah and Phillip Zaks Zakuska and their son, Michael in a DP camp in Florence, Italy, after World War II; seven photographs of unknown persons with Yiddish inscriptions on the verso; and one letter written to Ann Fonaroff of the United Service for New Americans, Enc. on November 2, 1948, on behalf of Philip, "Lisa", and "Moses" Zaks and concerning their immigration to the United States. Leah and Philip Zaks were from Poland. They made their way to Italy probably in 1945. Their son, Michael, was born in a displaced persons camp in Florence, Italy.
People
- Zaks, Michael.
- Zaks, Philip.
- Zaks, Irving.
- Zaks, Leah.
Corporate Bodies
- United Service for New Americans
Subjects
- Refugee camps--Italy--Florence--1940-1950.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Refugees--Italy--Florence--1940-1950.
- Religious services--Italy--Florence--1940-1950.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Letters.
- Document