Eisenberg family collection

Identifier: irn724316
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn724316

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Sheldon Eisenberg, son of Henry Eisenberg.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of identification documents, correspondence, a tallit, and an oral history with Henry Eisenberg all relating to the Eisenberg family's experiences during the war in the Starachowice camp and in Displaced Persons camps.

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Eisenberg family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725633
- English
- 1927-1955
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of identification documents, such as birth certificates and U.S. citizenship certficates, as well as correspondence all relating to Henry Eisenberg and his family's immigration experience after being deported to the Starachowice slave labor camp during the war and then spending three years in displaced persons camps after the war.
Tallit used by Henry Eisenberg when he was a Displaced Person
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725634
- English
- overall: Height: 30.880 inches (78.435 cm) | Width: 63.500 inches (161.29 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Tallit used by Holocaust survivor Henry Eisenberg during his years as a Displaced Person that was likely assembled using pieces of clothing he wore while a slave laborer in the Starachowice camp.

Eisenberg family collection

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Eisenberg family papers

Tallit used by Henry Eisenberg when he was a Displaced Person