Photograph of children liberated at Buchenwald

Identifier
irn652222
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.155.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn652222

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Courtesy of Bernice Krinsky

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Bernice Krinsky, whose husband was in the 120th evacuation group of medics who entered the camp at Buchenwald when it was first liberated.

Scope and Content

Contains one black and white photograph depicting a group of children that were liberated at Buchenwald. The young boy in the middle is Joseph Schleifstein. Behind him is Abram Wroclawski, originally from Łódź who was sent to Auschwitz before coming to Buchenwald.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.