Paul Hendel collection

Identifier: irn63288
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn63288

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Zina Hendel Wexler DiLorenzo, the niece of Paul Hendel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a pin, documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Pinchas Hendel and his family before the Holocaust in Hrubieszow, Poland, and after the Holocaust in Germany.

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Pinchas Paul Hendel family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn85963
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection includes photographs and correspondence relating to the Hendel family in Hrubieszów, Poland, identification cards, documents and pamphlets relating to immigration and naturalization, and an X-ray of Pinchas Paul from displaced persons camp.
Blue and silver HIAS badge acquired by a Polish Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn85964
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
HIAS pin acquired by Pinchas Hendel when he left for the US after the war with the aid of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. On September 14, 1939, German troops occupied Hrubieszow, Poland, where Pinchas lived, along with his parents Aron and Rachel, his brother Izak, and his sister Keile Taube, with her husband and children. The Germans handed it over to Soviet forces on September 17 to comply with the German-Soviet Pact in which they divided Poland. The Germans reoccupied Hrubieszow on October 3 when the partition line was changed to the Bug River. As the Soviets retreated, many residents...

Paul Hendel collection

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Pinchas Paul Hendel family papers

Blue and silver HIAS badge acquired by a Polish Jewish refugee