Moses Weiser collection

Identifier
irn42011
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.428
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ann Glasser

Ann Glasser donated her father's materials to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Oct. 14, 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of a folder of information regarding the Holocaust experiences of Moses (born Moishe) Weiser, originally of Ganachuvka, Poland. Includes an English-language transcript of a Yiddish language oral history with Mr. Weiser, in which he describes his childhood, Jewish life in the town, his deportation in 1940 to the Premishlan ghetto, and subsequently to a series of small concentration camps before being deported to Janowska concentration camp in May 1941. He describes life at Janowska, where he was imprisoned until escaping in July 1944 and joining a group of Jews hiding in the woods near Lesienice. Also includes information that Mr. Weiser's daughter, Ann Glasser, found about the Janowska concentration camp, as well as names and dates related to his life and Holocaust experiences.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Ann Glasser

People

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.