Maria Davidson remembrances

Identifier
irn503749
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.A.0074
  • RG-02.081.01
Dates
1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1992
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503749

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Maria Davidson

Biographical History

Maria Davidson (formerly Dawidsohn) survived the Holocaust in Poland and Germany living under a false-identity as a Christian woman.

Archival History

Maria Davidson

Acquisition

Ms. Davidson had written her memoir in Feb. 1992. She sent a photocopy to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum via Hadassah Rosensaft ca. Mar. 1992. Mrs. Rosensaft turned it over to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ca. June 1992.

Scope and Content

Contains information about Maria Davidson's experiences and observations in Poland and Germany during World War II as a Jew living under an assumed Christian identity.

People

  • Davidson, Maria.

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Lʹviv (Ukraine)
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Jewish ghettos--Ukraine--Lʹviv.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
  • False personation.

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.