David H. Pollock papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- David Pollock
Biographical History
David H. Pollock, a Jewish officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, was at Buchenwald concentration camp soon after liberation. He collected the names and addresses of relatives of liberated prisoners and wrote to them that their family members were still alive and needed their assistance. Due to his efforts, many Holocaust survivors were united with their families.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Prof. David H. Pollock.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of an envelope and three letters to David H. Pollock concerning the search for Israel Ajzenberg (later known as Harold Eisenberg) and Mrs. Chaim Rosenbaum [sister of Israel Ajzenberg] by their families. One letter was written by Claude Renaud, Chief Constable of Windsor, Ontario, and another letter was written by C.W. Farrow, also Chief Constable of Windsor, Ontario.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
People
- Rosenbaum, Chaim, Mrs.
- Ajzenberg, Israel.
Subjects
Genre
- Envelopes (Stationery)
- Document
- Letters.