Wilfred Kay photographs

Identifier
irn514185
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0319
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Wilfred "Bill" Kay (also known as Szlomo Katz, 1928 or 1930-2016) was born Szlomo Katz in Pułtusk, Poland. When WW II broke out, he and his parents and six siblings fled their home. His entire family perished in the Holocaust. Wilfred survived, spent several years in a displaced persons camp, and immigrated to the United States in 1949.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Wilfred Kay/Szlomo Katz donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Mar 24, 1999. See also "Szloma Kac.."

Scope and Content

Collection consists of 13 photographs relating to Wilfred Kay and his experiences in Bad Reichenhall Displaced Persons camp, Bad Aibling youth camp, and Wartenberg.

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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.