Anna Zofia Prasalek fonds
Extent and Medium
14.5 cm of textual records
C.2.5
Biographical History
Anna Zofia (nee Braun) Prasalek (b. March 3, 1907 - d. October 10, 1993, Ottawa) was a survivor of the Holocaust who spent time in the Warsaw Ghetto and in a concentration camp. After the end of the Second World War, Zofia moved to Ottawa to join her sister Rose. Zofia had two siblings who also lived in Ottawa, Simon Braun (b. March 25, 1898 - d. February 6, 1984, who married Beatrice Braun (b. November 27, 1901 - d. March 25, 1983) and Rozalia “Rose” Pietkiewicz Braun (b. March 7, 1900 - d. August 26, 1979). Zofia was married to Kazamierz (Casamir) Prasalek (b. March 8, 1893, Poland - d. October 1, 1978, Ottawa). Zofia donated significantly to Hillel Lodge, and was recognized for her generosity in 1986.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of an article: “Would engrave symbol on survivors’ stones - June 19, 1987, an Ottawa Jewish Historical Society receipt for books and documents received from Zofia Prasalek, three books, a a copy of a certificate describing rescue work of Kozimizsh, April 25, 1961 from the Jewish Historical Institute (Zydowski Instytut Historyczny)
Note(s)
Books:
The Report of Jurgen Stroop: Concerning the Uprising in the Ghetto of Warsaw and the Liquidation of the Jewish Residential Area by the Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw 1958
MECZENSTWO WALKA, ZAGLADA: Homage to the Dead
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN (title also written in Russian? And French on the cover) - 1959