Sidonia Neiman photograph collection

Identifier
irn36855
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.148.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sidonia Weisz Neiman

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Sidonia Neiman donated the Sidonia Neiman photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs documenting the experiences of Sidonia Weisz [donor] born in Vac, Romania (present day Hungary). She was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944, where she took on the roll of spiritual leader for a group of women, many of whom are depicted in post-liberation images. Among the people photographed are Leah Weisz, Suri Green, Miriam Weisz, Liebel Koopchick, Idy Green, Rivka Green, Goldi Freund, Loisunnok Fritzlatoil, Ruchy Forcash, and Chaiy Forcash. The group was transferred transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they were eventually liberated. Includes images of Sidonia's immediate family before the war; most of her relatives perished during the Holocaust.

System of Arrangement

The Sidonia Neiman photograph collection is arranged in a single series.

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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.