Personal papers of Francisco Wichter Archivo personal de Francisco Wichter

Identifier
irn564548
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.329.1
  • RG-72.029
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 2015
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn564548

Extent and Medium

568 digital images, TIFF

Creator(s)

  • Francisco Wichter

Archival History

Yiṿo in Argenṭine

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Yiṿo in Argenṭine (Fundación IWO). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Sept. 2017

Scope and Content

Papers of Francisco Wichter (born Faivel Wichter), Holocaust survivor. The collection consists of Wichter's correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, certificates, and photographs related to his post-war experiences. He survived several ghettos, concentration and forced labor camps, including Bełżyce, Poniatowo, Budzyń, Mielec, and Wieliczka, and was chosen to work for Oskar Schindler's factory complex in Brünnlitz. After the war, Wichter and his wife settled in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The collection includes photographs and documents depicting Wichter's activities as a member and official in Sherit Hapleita, the Argentine Holocaust survivor organization.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Newspaper clippings, certificates and various documents; 3. Photographs.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yiṿo in Argenṭine

People

  • Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974.
  • Wichter, Francisco, 1926-

Corporate Bodies

  • Brünnlitz (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • Budzyń (Poland)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust survivors--Argentina--Biography.
  • Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Politics and government.
  • Holocaust Survivor -- Associations, institutions, etc.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.
  • Emigration and immigration--Argentina.
  • Mielec (Poland)
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Argentina--20th century.
  • Wieliczka (Poland)
  • Poniatowa (Poland)
  • Bełżyce (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.