Two lbs. of sugar

Identifier
irn504363
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0349
  • RG-10.140
Dates
1 Jan 1985 - 31 Dec 1985
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Wolf Ajzowicz (1932-1990) wrote the narrative after having read about William Eisen.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Wolf Ajzowicz's daughter, Annette, donated the narrative to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.

Scope and Content

Historical fiction narrative describing the experiences of William Eisen (Wolf Ajzowicz) including the public humiliation of Polish Jews by Germans; death of family members; his internment in a ghetto and many concentration camps including Skarżysko-Kamienna, Rakow, the Miechow ghetto, Krakow-Płaszów, and Buchenwald; a death march; his reunion with his sister and a cousin; the displaced persons camps of Judenburg, Austria, and Landsberg am Lech, Germany; and his immigration to the United States. Note: this work of fiction contains some inaccuracies (i.e. gas chambers are said to have been used to kill prisoners in Buchenwald; homosexuals are said to have worn green triangles; soap is said to have been made from the fat of Jews; an evacuation hospital is called a MASH Unit; etc.).

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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.