Ralph Markowitz papers

Identifier
irn516306
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.19.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516306

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Ralph Markowitz.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of a medical card issued to Rafal Markowicz [donor] for immigration, a photograph of Markowicz wearing a police uniform in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp, a photograph of Markowicz and Allan Greenstein, who was also a member of the police force in the Zeilsheim DP camp, and a photograph of [from left to right] Nathan Shanak, David [last name unknown], and Celia and Harry Markowitz [donor's brother and sister-in-law] taken in the Zeilsheim DP camp.

People

  • Markowitz, Ralph.
  • Greenstein, Allan.
  • Markowitz, Harry.
  • Shanak, Nathan.
  • Markowitz, Celia.

Subjects

  • Refugee camps--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)--1940-1950.
  • Police--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)--1940-1950.
  • Refugees--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)--1940-1950.
  • Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany : Refugee camp)

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.