Wilfred Kay papers

Identifier
irn521339
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.18
Dates
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521339

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Wilfred Kay

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 certificates to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on 6 Dec 2000.

Scope and Content

Consists of four IRO and ORT certificates of technical training, issued to the donor, Szlomo Katz, while he was a displaced person at Wartenberg and Rosenheim, Germany. Alternate spellings used in the certificates were "Katz Szloma," "Salomon Katz," and "Katz Szlojma."

People

  • Wilfred Kay

Subjects

Genre

  • Certificates.
  • Document
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