Peretz Chorshati collection

Identifier: irn42320
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42320

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Peretz Chorshati.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of drawings created by Peretz Chorshati in the 1990s about his experiences as a soldier, forced laborer, and refugee in Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, and Poland during the Holocaust, and his voyage to and detention in Palestine after the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 19 of 19

Autobiographical ink wash drawing by a Polish refugee of 2 men reviewing a military uniform
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42930
- English
- 1994
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative drawings created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and a Beitar member looking at a military uniform in October 1945 when Pavel deserted the Soviet Army and exchanged his uniform for a civilian identity. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In ...
Autobiographical ink drawing of 6 refugees trekking through the snow at night
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42931
- English
- 1994
- overall: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and 5 other men hiking through deep snow in November 1945, disguised as Greek refugees illegally crossing the Czechoslovakian border en route to a displaced persons camp. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined ...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of a uniformed man and his Russian interrogator
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42932
- English
- 1995
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel standing in a Russian interrogation office. In November 1945, Pavel left a detention camp to get cakes, was arrested, then released. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel desert...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of Polish refugees disguised as Greeks crossing the border
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42933
- English
- 1995
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his postwar experiences. It depicts Pavel and 3 men at a train station on the Polish border in November 1945, disguised as Greek refugees en route to a displaced persons camp. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deser...
Autobiographical ink drawing of a man sitting in a bathtub under a running shower
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42934
- English
- 1996
- overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel taking a bath in August 1945, when he visited a bathhouse in Warsaw for his first bath in nearly a year after the war. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deserted the German ar...
Autobiographical ink drawing of 2 men in uniform sharing a meal at a train station cafe
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42935
- English
- 1996
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel talking to a Polish Army recruiting officer in a cafe. Pavel arrived in Warsaw in August 1945 to look for relatives and had a drink with a Jewish security officer who asked him to join the Polish army. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed...
Autobiographical ink drawing of a uniformed man searching in the rubble of a destroyed city
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42949
- English
- 1997
- overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts an injured Pavel staring at the ruins of a demolished city block. Pavel returned to the destroyed Warsaw ghetto in August 1945 to search for surviving relatives. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German a...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of 4 refugees peeling potatoes in a refugee camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42950
- English
- 1997
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994-1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and 3 refugees peeling potatoes in a refugee camp in March 1946, in Germany prior to leaving for Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deserted the German army...
Autobiographical ink drawing of a group of men and women in a Jewish Brigade truck
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42952
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his postwar experiences. It depicts Pavel and 3 others in the back of a military transport truck. In June 1946, Pavel was transported from Germany to France by the Jewish Brigade to board a ship for Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined ...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of 3 men sharing a bed as a fourth removes his shoes
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42954
- English
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994-1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and 3 men sharing a hotel room in June 1946 in Lyon, France, on their way to board a ship for Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deserted the German army an...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of 5 refugee men with knapsacks crossing a guarded gangplank
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42955
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994-1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and 4 men boarding a ship. In June 1946, Pavel boarded the Biria in Marseilles, France, as an illegal immigrant to Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel desert...
Autobiographical ink drawing of a passenger transfer at sea between two Ma’apilim ships
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42956
- English
- 1994
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and other passengers being transferred between 2 ships mid-sea. In June 1946, Pavel was on the ship Biria bound for Palestine when it was discovered by the British near Cyprus. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, an...
Autobiographical ink and pencil drawing of a sinking passenger filled boat
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42957
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and other passengers packed on a boat deck. In June 1946, Pavel was transferred mid sea from the immigrant ship Biria to the coal boat Akbel en route to Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the ...
Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of 3 adults and a child disembarking at a guarded port
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42958
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrationscreated by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994-1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel, 2 adults, and a child disembarking a boat at port. In June 1946, Pavel arrived in port after his illegal immigrant boat was discovered by the British. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In...
Autobiographical ink wash drawing of men, women, and children in a detention camp separated by barbed wire
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42959
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel at a detention camp divided by a barbed wire topped fence where he was sent by the British in Junre 1946 after arriving illegally in Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In Marc...
Autobiographical ink drawing of 2 uniformed men boarding a bus in the countryside
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42960
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and another man boarding a bus. In July 1946, Pavel escaped from a detention camp in Palestine and boarded a passenger bus without money or papers. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In ...
Autobiographical ink and pencil drawing of a woman on a storefront sidewalk and a man at an outdoor counter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42961
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel standing an open-air soda fountain and a woman walking along a street in August 1946. Pavel, only in Palestine 1 month with limited Hebrew and no money, is welcomed with a free soda. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German nation...
Autobiographical ink drawing of a man walking along a traffic filled highway
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42962
- English
- 1946
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel walking down a busy street in 1946. Pavel was without bus fare and walked 17 miles from Tel Aviv to Ramat-Gan. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deserted the German...
Autobiographical ink drawing of an armed man guarding a watertower at night
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42963
- English
- 1946-1947
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel patrolling a neighborhood street corner. Pavel guarded the watertower in the Ramat-Gan neighborhood during the winter of 1946-1947. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pave...