Solomon Manischewitz photograph collection

Identifier
irn522846
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.29
Dates
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Solomon Manischewitz in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs taken in Zeilsheim displaced persons camp, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Most of the photographs depict the students and staff of the Henrieta Szold Hebrew School in Zeilsheim where Solomon Manischewitz taught and the Zeilsheim High School. The collection also includes images of festivities held at Zeilsheim on May 15, 1948, when Israel was proclaimed an independent state.

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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.