Izak Rosenblat papers

Izak “Izy” Rosenblat (1912-1993) was born in Warsaw, Poland to Josek and Chana Rosenblat. At the age of 9, his family moved to Radom, and at age 11, Izy left school to train as a tailoring apprentice. After apprenticing with several tailors, Izy returned to school and earned a tailor’s license. In 1938, Izy married Taube Fishman, who was the daughter of Izy’s first employer. They continued to live in Radom, where Izy opened his own tailoring shop. In July of 1939, their son Max was born. Soon after, Germany invaded Poland and Radom was occupied by the Nazis. Izy’s house and shop was taken from him, and his family was forced to live in a shack in the ghetto. As a tailor by trade, Izy was forced into service for the Nazis, working in an SS shop. In 1942, the Germans began a roundup of Jews in the city, and both Taube and Max were taken to Treblinka, where they were eventually killed. Izy, meanwhile, continued to work in forced labor. In 1944, Izy was part of a roundup that resulted in being sent to Auschwitz, before being sent to Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, where he remained until liberation. After being liberated, Izy obtained a visa to the United States through the family of friends, and immigrated to New York in 1950.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Izak Rosenblat papers were donated to the United States Holoicaust Memorial Museum in 1990 and 1995. The first donation made in 1990 was made by Izak Rosenblat, while the second in 1995 was made on the behalf of his estate by David McLung. These donations were given separate accession numbers upon their donation: 1990.139 and 1995.A.0310. These two accessions have since been merged together, and can be located under the accession number 1990.139.27.