George Rodger and Alina Szapocznikow collection

Identifier: irn736507
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 2022 by Carole Naggar.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photos taken by George Rodger of Bergen-Belsen at liberation as well as a silver cigarette case created in Bergen-Belsen given to fellow internee Alina Szapocznikow (1942-1943). Both were received by the donor.

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George Rodger photographs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn737022
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of ten photographs of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen taken by George Rodger, a British photographer, who was the first photographer to enter the camp and the subject of the donor's book "George Rodger: An Adventure in Photography."
Engraved cigarette case received by Alina Szapocznikow while imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn737023
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver cigarette case etched with an image of a gazelle jumping over chimney stacks by an internee who gave the case to Polish-Jewish sculptor Alina Szapocznikow while she was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen. The case was given to the donor by the widow of Roman Cieslewicz. Cieslewicz was married to Szapocznikow before her death in 1973.

George Rodger and Alina Szapocznikow collection

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George Rodger photographs

Engraved cigarette case received by Alina Szapocznikow while imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen