Paul Mandel papers
Extent and Medium
folder
oversize box
1
1
Creator(s)
- Paul Mandel
Biographical History
Paul Mandel is the son of Mirel and Abraham Mandel. He had three siblings: Mendel, Machel, and Balcha. The family lived in Łódź, Poland prior to the Holocaust. After the war, Paul immigrated to the United States with help from his uncle Barney Solomon. Paul's entire immediate family perished during the Holocaust.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Paul Mandel in 1998.
Scope and Content
The papers primarily consist of Holocaust-era postcards related to the Mandel family of Łódź, Poland. Included are seven postcards written from Mirel Mandel in Łódź to her brother Barney Solomon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940. There is also one postcard to Barney Solomon from Estera Moszkowicz in Radom, Poland. Photograph postcards of the Mandel family depict Mirel and Abraham Mandel, their sons Mendel, Machel, and Paul, and their daughter Balcha. Also depicted is Barney Solomon and various other relatives.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Mandel, Mirel.
- Mandel, Abraham.
- Mandel, Mendel.
- Mandel, Paul.
- Solomon, Barney.
- Mandel, Balcha.
- Mandel, Machel.
- Mandel family.
Subjects
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
- Łódź (Poland)
Genre
- Document
- Photographic postcards.
- Postcards.