Adolf Adam and Ryszarda Rosenstrauss Luks collection

Identifier
irn90051
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.488.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Linda Luks

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Linda Luks.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents relating to Adolf (Dolek) Adam Luks (b. March 27, 1912 in Krakow) and Ryszarda Rosenstrauss Luks (b. April 28, 1917 in Nadworna). The documents relate to the imprisonment and return of Dolek and Ryszarda from concentration camps including Ryszarda's time in Płaszów, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lichtenwerde and Dolek's experiences in Gross Rosen, Buchenwald, Sonneberg (sub-camp of Buchenwald), Krakow, and their later time in Walbrzych and their subsequent emigration to Australia in September 1947. Includes two Polish passports; an ID photograph Adam Luks; an undated manuscript written by Ryszarda Luks in which she described her and her husband’s experiences as well as their respective families in Nadwórna and in Kraków during the Holocaust.

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.