Bernard John Sobczak collection

Identifier
irn106829
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.263.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn106829

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Bernard J. Sobczak

Biographical History

Bernard John Sobczak, Irene Sobczak's late husband, was born in Chicago, IL. His parents returned to their native Poland in 1927 and settled in Bydgoszcz. In 1943 Bernard was taken to a forced labor camp in Lohfelden near Kassel, where he worked in a military airplane factory. After the liberation, Bernard returned to Poland and on November 27, 1946 he sailed on board "Ernie Pyle" to New York, arriving on December 13, 1946.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irene Sobczak

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Irene Sobczak.

Scope and Content

Work ID card: "Werk-Ausweis Nr. 58 662" in metal frame, issued to Bernhard Sobczak, born on August 3, 1924; issued by Gerhard Feissler Werke; Kassel; November 4, 1944; Camp Lohfeldden.

Genre

  • Document
  • Identification card.
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