Bram family photograph

Identifier
irn526639
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.508.1
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Bram family lived in Łomża, Poland prior to the Nazi invasion in 1939. Yankiel and his wife had seven children: Sonia, David, Hershel, Breina, Moshe, Waichi, and Esther. Hershel moved to Paraguay in 1938, and Sonia and Esther both survived being in Auschwitz concentration camp. The rest of the family is believed to have been killed there.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leslie Bram.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Leslie Bram in November 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a prewar photograph of Yankiel Bram and his extended family in Łomża, Poland, 1939. Included is an annotated list identifying everyone in the photograph and listing their fate. It is believed that all but two family members were killed at Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland.

System of Arrangement

The Bram family photograph is in one folder.

People

Subjects

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.