"Memories": Ester Grintal memoir

Identifier
irn516659
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.143
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516659

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Ester Grintal

Biographical History

Ester Grintal was born on June 29, 1926 in Monasterzyska, Poland.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Avishay Grintal, the son of Ester Grintal, donated the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in April 2005.

Scope and Content

In “Memories,” a memoir written by Ester Grintal, she describes her childhood in Poland, her experiences in labor and concentration camps, and her postwar immigration to Israel.

People

  • Grintal, Ester, 1926-

Subjects

  • Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps.
  • Emigration and immigration.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Israel--Emigration and immigration.
  • Israel.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • Labor camps--Europe.

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.