Meyer and Rachel Spitzman collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Itzchak Spitzman
- Helena Spitzman
- Leib Spitzman
Biographical History
The Spitzman family lived in Sosnowiec, Poland prior to the Holocaust. Braindel and David Spitzman had eight children: Meyer (1816-2006), Helena, Itzchak, Leib, Esther, Mania, Rivka, and Chava. During the Holocaust, Meyer served with the Polish Army and was wounded but survived the war, Helena was hidden by a Polish family and survived, and twins Itzchak and Leib perished at Auschwitz likely in 1944.
The Spitzman family lived in Sosnowiec, Poland prior to the Holocaust. Braindel and David Spitzman had eight children: Meyer (1816-2006), Helena, Itzchak, Leib, Esther, Mania, Rivka, and Chava. During the Holocaust, Meyer served with the Polish Army and was wounded but survived the war, Helena was hidden by a Polish family and survived, and twins Itzchak and Leib perished at Auschwitz likely in 1944.
The Spitzman family lived in Sosnowiec, Poland prior to the Holocaust. Braindel and David Spitzman had eight children: Meyer (1816-2006), Helena, Itzchak, Leib, Esther, Mania, Rivka, and Chava. During the Holocaust, Meyer served with the Polish Army and was wounded but survived the war, Helena was hidden by a Polish family and survived, and twins Itzchak and Leib perished at Auschwitz likely in 1944.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Meyer and Rachel Spitzman.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs depicting Helena Spitzman, whom was hidden by a Polish family in Sosnowiec, Poland during the Holocaust, and her brothers Itzchak and Leib Spitzman, both of whom perished at Auschwitz.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Spitzman, Itzchak.
- Spitzman, Helena.
- Spitzman, Leib.
Subjects
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--Poland.
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Poland.
- Sosnowiec (Poland)
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document