Felix Kasprzak collection

Identifier
irn713688
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.15.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Kathleen Schappa

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Kathleen Schappa, daughter of Felix Kasprzak.

Scope and Content

Contains two copies of an undated personal narrative written by donor’s father, Felix Joseph Kasprzak, an American born in New Jersey who moved to Poland in 1933 with his Polish-born mother so he could attend school. Living in Pabianice, after the German invasion of Poland, Felix fled to Warsaw and then back to Pabianice. He was eventually arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps and, according to his writings, was able to leave German occupation and return to the United States in 1942. His writings also describe bombings and chaos that ensued as the Germans bombed Poland. The two accounts differ slightly.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Kathleen Schappa

Subjects

Genre

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