Max Mermelstein papers

Identifier

irn500222

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.0295

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English
Polish

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500222

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Mr. Max Mermelstein

Scope and Content

Testimony, typescript, 17 pages, "Surviving the Forest," by Max Mermelstein, translated from Yiddish, originally appeared in Skala Memorial Book (1978), recalling events in Borshchov ghetto and in Skala, circa 1943-1944. File also contains photocopied archival documents about the Jewish communities of these towns.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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