Stanisławów diaries and testimonies
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Creator(s)
- Andrzeja Dubinsky
Biographical History
Andrezja Axt Dubinsky escaped Poland during World War II, and moved back before eventually moving to the United States. Along with the assistance of Adam Rubaszewski, she translated Eliszewa (Elza) Binder's and Juliusz Feuerman's diaries; two Polish Jews from the Stanisławów ghetto. She also facilitated their publication by the Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Eliszewa's diary was discovered in the ruins of the Stanisławów ghetto in July 1943 and was given to Adam Rubaszewski in 1987. Mr. Rubaszewski collected these testimonies, which were translated by Andrzeja Dubinsky. These copies of the originals were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Andrzeja Dubinsky and Lois Goldwasser in 1995. Eliszewa's diary is held by the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, Poland. Juliusz Feuerman's diary was donated to Yad Vashem. The USHMM also has a copy of the book, under the title "Two Diaries from Witnesses and Victims of Extermination of the Jews of Stanisławów."
Scope and Content
The Stanislawów diaries and testimonies document life within the Stanislawów ghetto from 1941-1943. Eliszewa Binder’s diary was written by a young Jewish girl, between 1941 and 1942. Her given name was Elza, but she was called Eliszewa by her friends. The entries discuss life in the ghetto, and several entries are written by a friend, explaining the fate of her family to the Nazis. She was most likely murdered shortly after the last entry in June, 1942. Juliusz Feuerman was born in Stanislawów in 1889, and was educated as a building engineer. During WWI, he was seriously injured on the Italian front. He and his wife, Ida Rokach, were active members of the Zionist party. He was imprisoned for 9 months after the liquidation of the ghetto, from which he lost nine family members including his wife. He kept his diary while living in the ghetto and prison. His death most likely occurred several weeks before Stanislawów was liberated. The third part of these papers include various excerpts and testimonies from survivors of the Stanislawów ghetto, collected by Adam Rubaszewski.
System of Arrangement
The Stanisławów diaries and testimonies are arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Andrzeja Dubinsky
People
- Insler, Emil.
- Rubaszewski, Adam.
- Binder, Elza (Eliszewa)
- Herman, Szymon.
- Rokach, Ida.
- Freuer, Juliusz.
Subjects
- Ivano-Frankivsʹk (Ukraine)
- Stanislav (Ukraine)--Ethnic relations.
- Stanislav (Ukraine)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Personal narratives.
- Jews--Ukraine--Ivano-Frankivsʹk.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Stanislav.
- Jews--Ukraine--Stanislav.
Genre
- Diaries.
- Testimonies.
- Document