Louis Zylberklang collection
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Biographical History
Louis Zylberklang (1894 - 1942) was born in Lodz, Poland, the eldest of three children. his sister, Esther, was born two years before him in 1896. It is unknown what year Maurice, the youngest, was born. Their parents were Mendel and Rosa Zylberklang. Louis Zylberklang was killed at Auschwitz. For a more detailed biography see the text by Miriam Halahmy in the collection.
Acquisition
Donated 27.09.2007
Donor: Miriam Halahmy
Scope and Content
Various papers including original last Red Cross letter from Paris prior to deportation to his brother, Maurice, in Scotland; copy typescript autobiographical notes of Esther Berk, Louis Zylberklang's sister; various copy documents pertaining to Louis Zylberklang's fate
Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Zylberklang, Louis
Subjects
- Racial persecution, Jews
Places
- Łódź
- Brussels
- Paris