Chana Ann Moszkowicz Wittenberg collection

Identifier
irn78849
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.140.1
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1988
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn78849

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Ann Wittenberg

Biographical History

Chana Moszkowicz (later Ann Wittenberg) was born on 1 June 1926 in Sosnowiec, Poland to Josef and Sara Miriam (née Neufeld) Moszkowicz. She had two siblings: Alter Arthur and Chajka Helen. Her family resided in Chrzanów, Poland. In February 1943 Chana was deported to the Bernsdorf subcamp of Gross-Rosen. She was liberated in May 1945 and went to the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Chana immigrated to the United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Perch. She married Wilford Wittenberg in 1949. Her family perished during the Holocaust.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hope Wittenberg, Jess Wittenberg and Larry Wittenberg

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Hope, Jess and Larry Wittenberg

Scope and Content

The collection primarily consists of post-war photographs related to Ann Wittenberg (born Chana Moszkowicz in Chrzanów, Poland) and others in the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Also included is a 1988 copy of her Polish birth certificate.

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Wittenberg, Ann.

Corporate Bodies

  • Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp)

Subjects

Genre

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.