Simon Makon collection

Identifier
irn515175
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.461
Dates
1 Jan 1987 - 31 Dec 1987
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515175

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Solomon Makon

Mr. Solomon Makon donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jul. 7, 2003. A copy of the original Yiddish memoir was added in Nov. 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of one audiocassette containing Yiddish folk songs, sung by Simon Makon, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto. Also includes a copy of Mr. Makon's memoirs, "Life in the Ghetto: The 'Resettlement' to the Crematoriums," translated by Donna Gallers. The memoirs appear to have been written in verse. A list of the songs is provided. Also includes a copy of the original Yiddish version of Mr. Makon's memoir.

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.