"Memories"

Identifier
irn516068
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.637
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516068

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Simon Juan Lichtig donated this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 30, 2004. It was acquired by Henry Mayer on a collecting trip to Argentina.

Scope and Content

Consists of one manuscript, 95 pages, entitled "Memories," by Simon Juan Lichtig, originally born Szymon (Szymek) Lichtig, of Tarnów, Poland. He describes his childhood in Tarnów, his escape to Lwów using false papers, hiding as a Polish Catholic in Kiev, Soviet Union, and in Saarbrúcken, Germany, and his experiences as a translator for the United States Army.

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.