Chaim Wajner collection

Identifier
irn42181
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.450.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Yiddish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize folders

2

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Victor Weiner

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

Victor Weiner donated the Chaim Wajner collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2010. Victor Weiner is the son of Chaim Weiner.

Scope and Content

The Chaim Wajner collection consists of handwritten sheet music, printed programs, handwritten and printed lyrics, documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings regarding Chaim Wajner (later Chaim Weiner) and his role as the choir director of the Landsberg Hazomir choir at the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Includes programs for Hazomir performances and sheet music for the songs they performed.

System of Arrangement

The Chaim Wajner collection is arranged in a single series.

People

Subjects

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.