Memories of Anna Tempelsman

Identifier
irn504365
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0344
  • RG-02.199
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504365

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Anna Lichtmann

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In 1994 Anna Lichtmann donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Describes Anna Lichtmann’s (née Tempelsman, b. 1921) childhood in Zólkiew, Poland (Z︠H︡ovkva, Ukraine); separation from her family and her experiences in Soviet-occupied Poland; her father's and brother's escape to Argentina; a reunion with her mother; hiding from Aktionen; her deportation to Germany to work for a German couple; death of family members; and her liberation and immigration to Argentina in 1946.

People

  • Lichtmann, Anna.

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Jews, Polish--Argentina.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Z︠H︡ovkva (Ukraine)
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography.
  • Jews, Polish--Germany.
  • Argentina--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Escapes.
  • Hiding places.

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.