Hirsch Altusky papers

Identifier
irn516279
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.152
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516279

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Hirsch Altusky
  • Joszyja Altusky
  • Moses Altusky

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Hirsh Altusky in 1993.

Scope and Content

The papers document the Holocaust experiences of brothers Joszyja, Juda, and Moses Altusky, and Hirsch Altusky. Included are two medical receipts from Theresienstadt issued to Hirsch Altusky, postcards sent from Joszyja Altusky and Moses Altusky in Warsaw, Poland, to Juda Altusky in Bronx, N.Y., and a postcard sent from Moses in Warsaw to L. Buchweje in Brussels, Belgium.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Altuski, Moses.
  • Altuski, Joszyja.

Subjects

  • Jews--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)
  • Jewish ghettos--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)

Genre

  • Document
  • Postcards.
  • Receipts (Acknowledgments)
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