Roman Sompolinski collection

Identifier
irn34821
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.30
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34821

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Roman Sompolinski donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 18, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of eight photographs taken of Roman Sompolinski and his family in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp between 1945-1949. Includes a photograph of Roman Sompolinski in front of the memorial sign erected by the British Army after the liberation of the camp, a photograph of his marriage to Masza Kuropatwa Sompolinski, and photographs of their daughter, Sara Sompolinski, who was born in the camp in 1947.

Subjects

  • Concentration camps--Germany--Bergen Belsen.
  • Refugees, Jewish--Germany.

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.