"Life versus the Holocaust"

Identifier
irn503705
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0042 Duplicate 1
  • RG-02.080.01
Dates
1 Jan 1983 - 31 Dec 1983
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503705

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

Bernard Cytryn

Acquisition

"Life versus Holocaust" was written by Dr. Bernard Cytryn and copyrighted in 1983. It was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in 1991 along with other materials from Manuel Litt (see 1991.A.042).

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of "Life versus Holocaust," a survivor testimony by Dr. Bernard S. Cytryn concerning his experiences of persecution and loss during the Holocaust. The testimony contains information about Cytryn's relatives who were killed during the Holocaust; his family in the United States; his life in Kielce, Poland, before the Holocaust; his deportation to Auschwitz; and his observations on the role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Bernard Cytryn

People

  • Cytryn, Srulki.
  • Cytryn, Bernard.
  • Cytryn, Bluma.
  • Cytryn, Maier.
  • Gorlicky, Leibus.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Deportation.
  • Kielce (Poland)
  • Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Poland.
  • Catholics.
  • Genealogy.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • United States.
  • Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Genre

  • Document
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