Hersz Berlinski collection

Identifier: irn677720
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dorothy Kessler, the niece of Harold (Hersz) Berlinski.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, certificates, correspondence, wallet, tag, receipt and other papers documenting the experiences of Hersh (Herz) Berlinski, b. March 20, 1921 in Łódź, Poland who survived the Łódź ghetto, Auschwitz (prisoner # 95325) and Kaufering where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945. After the war he recuperated in Bad Wörishofen hospital. He immigrated to the United States in January 1951 with the assistance of the International Refugee Organization under the US Displaced Persons Act.

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Hersz Berlinski papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn645728
- English
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
Collection of documents, certificates, correspondence, tag, receipt and other papers documenting the experiences of Hersh (Herz) Berlinski, b. March 20, 1921 in Łódź, Poland who survived the Łódź ghetto, Auschwitz (prisoner # 95325), and Kaufering, where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945. After the war he recuperated in Bad Wörishofen hospital. He immigrated to the United States in January 1951 with the assistance of the International Refugee Organization under the US Displaced Persons Act.
Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn677721
- English
- overall: Height: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm) | Width: 6.880 inches (17.475 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wallet related to the experiences of Harold (Hersz) Berlinski

Hersz Berlinski collection

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Hersz Berlinski papers

Wallet