Rosenberg family papers

Identifier
irn506462
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0281
  • RG-19.053
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1949, 1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Hebrew
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506462

Extent and Medium

folders

12

Creator(s)

  • Rosenberg family

Biographical History

Mania Rosenberg (née Rosenberg; 1911-) of Kielce, Poland was the daughter of Oodle and Abraham Rosenberg. She moved to Łódź as a child, and married her uncle Jacob Rosenberg around 1936. They had two children, Ada (later Ada Gracin; 1936-) and Abraham (1940-). Jacob joined the Polish army after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, and soon left Łódź for an area near the Polish-Russian border. Mania and Ada left Łódź in the winter to join Jacob in Russia. From there they went to Kutaisi, Georgia where Abraham was born. They remained in Kutaisi until the end of the war. After the war, they returned to Łódź, but after finding their apartment occupied, they decided to leave Poland. The family soon left for Germany and ended up at the Feldafing displaced persons camp, where they remained from 1945-1949. They immigrated to the United States in March 1949 on board the U.S.S. General W. M. Black, and settled in New York.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The Rosenberg family papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Abraham Rosenberg in December 1998. The collection was sought in preparation for the Museum's displaced persons conference scheduled for Jan. 2000.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the post-war experiences of the Rosenberg family in the Feldafing displaced persons camp. Included are photographs depicting the lives of Mania and Jacob Rosenberg and their children Ada and Abraham in the camp; Jacob’s cousin Harry Silverman at the Lemberg displaced persons camp; childrens’ religious classes; and a wedding. Other material includes Mania Rosenberg's identification card from Feldafing, a newspaper article written by Jacob Rosenberg and published in Feldafing, and a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) greeting card for 1947.

System of Arrangement

Organized in the following order: 1. Photographs; 2. Newspaper article and documents

People

  • Rosenberg, Abraham.
  • Rosenberg, Ada.
  • Rosenberg, Mania.
  • Rosenberg, Jacob.
  • Rosenberg family.

Subjects

  • Jewish families--Poland--Łódź.
  • Georgia (Republic)
  • Rosh ha-Shanah.
  • Refugees--Germany--Feldafing--1940-1950.
  • Refugee camps--Germany--Feldafing--1940-1950.
  • Feldafing (Germany : Refugee camp)

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.