Krynski family papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Abraham Krynski
- Sarah Krynski
Biographical History
Abraham Krynski was born on November 25, 1889 in Novogrudok, Russia (now Navahrudak, Belarus) to Hilel Krynski and Rose Krynski (née Guzik). He was a physician by trade. Sarah Krynski was born Sara Prussak on April 21, 1892 in Płock, Poland to Kasriel Prussak and Anna Prussak (née Strzyg). Abraham and Sarah married in 1914, and their son Boris Krynski was born on January 16, 1916. The family survived the Warsaw Ghetto and immigrated to the United States after the war.
Sarah Krynski was born Sara Prussak on April 21, 1892 in Płock, Poland to Kasriel Prussak and Anna Prussak (née Strzyg). Abraham Krynski was born on November 25, 1889 in Novogrudok, Russia (now Navahrudak, Belarus) to Hilel Krynski and Rose Krynski (née Guzik). He was a physician by trade. Sarah and Abraham married in 1914, and their son Boris Krynski was born on January 16, 1916. The family survived the Warsaw Ghetto and immigrated to the United States after the war.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Boris Krynski
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial in 2010 by Boris Krynski.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of three postwar Polish passports issued to Abraham and Sarah Krynski, and family photographs of the Krynski family, who survived the Warsaw Ghetto and later immigrated to the United States. Also included is an inscribed and signed print of The State of Israel by Arthur Szyk. The print is inscribed “To Sarah and Abraham with my compliments, Arthur Szyk, New Canaan, 1948.”
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single folder
People
- Abraham Krynski
- Szyk, Arthur, 1894-1951.
- Sarah Krynski
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Jews--Poland.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Passports.
- Art.
- Document