Majer Feliks Gorewicz collection

Identifier
irn43952
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.380.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43952

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Esther Gorewicz Hayoun

Acquired by Majer Feliks Gorewicz (donor's father) during and immediately following WWII. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Esther Gorewicz Hayoun.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents and photographs documenting the experiences of Majer Feliks Gorewicz (donor's father) during the Holocaust and after his liberation. Majer Feliks was originally from Kielce, Poland where he owned and operated a bar and restaurant. He was imprisoned in Stalag VIIa in Moosburg and subsequently sent to the Auschwitz, Dachau, and Flossenbürg concentration camps. He was liberated by American troops in April 1945.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mrs. Esther Gorewicz Hayoun

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.