Lewin family papers
Extent and Medium
folder
oversize box
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Creator(s)
- Lewin family
Biographical History
Jake (Jacob) Lewin was born on May 25, 1922, in München-Gladbach (Gladbach-Rheydt), Germany, to Oscar and Selma Ordinans. He worked as a confectioner. During World War II, he was interned in concentration camps in Germany and Austria, including Ebensee, from Nov. 10, 1942, to May 6, 1945. After the war, he moved to Luxembourg. Oscar Lewin was born to Asher and Malke Tchekoschinsky on May 13, 1888, in Warsaw, Poland. He married Selma Ordinans and worked as a confectioner. During World War II, he was interned in concentration camps in Germany and Austria from Nov. 10, 1942, to May 6, 1945. After the war, he moved to Luxembourg. Selma Lewin (b. Ordinans) was born to Henri and Cecile Blawatz of Łódź, Poland, on June 24, 1892, in Poddabie, Poland. She married Nuchen Mendel Lewin. She died on Jan. 28, 1948, in Luxembourg
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Max and Rose Rozga
Max Rozga donated the Lewin family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004. Max Rozga is the son of Rose Lewin Rozga.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of documents, identification cards, and photographs relating to the Lewin family and their experiences in Luxembourg during the Holocaust.
People
- Lewin, Selma.
- Lewin family.
- Rozga, Rose Lewin.
- Baran, Regina.
- Lewin, Oscar.
- Lewin, Jacques.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain.
- Jews--Luxembourg--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Luxembourg.
- Luxembourg--History--German occupation, 1940-1944.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Safe-conducts.
- Green cards.
- Certificates.
- Identification cards.