Abraham Blumowitsch-Atsmon papers

Identifier
irn502468
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.215
Dates
1 Jan 1907 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502468

Extent and Medium

folders

6

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Dina Cohen

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Art and Artifacts branch received these papers from Dina Cohen on Jan. 14, 2000, at the Displaced Persons Conference in Washington, D.C. The papers were transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Oct. 19, 2000.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs, legal documents, and booklets pertaining to Dr. Abraham Blumowitsch-Atsmon's family life in Poland and work for the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American occupied zone. Includes pre-war photographs of family life, wartime photographs of partisans in the Brest-Slonim region, photographs of students in classes at the ORT school in Munich, and photographs of Ben-Gurion in Israel in 1948-1949. Also includes documents and identity cards establishing Dr. Blumowitsch as a physician and as an advisor in displaced persons matters.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

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.