Paul Levy photographs

Identifier
irn516881
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.15
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Paul Levy (1919-2006) was born Pinchos Lewaszewski on March 9, 1919 in Grodno, Poland to Efroim Lewaszewski and Riwka Krimsky. After World War II, Paul lived in Linz in the Wegscheid displaced persons camp from 1946-1947, in the Bindermichl camp from 1948-1949, and in the Ebelsberg and Asten camps from 1950-1951. Paul immigrated to the United States in February 1952.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Paul Levy in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three photographs of Paul Levy (Pinchos Lewaszewski) and other Holocaust survivors taken at Lager Wegscheid in Linz, Austria. Two photographs depict Paul Levy, his cousin, Sidney Habel, and other members of Kibbutz Dror gathered around a memorial to victims of the Holocaust in Linz.

System of Arrangement

The Paul Levy photographs are arranged as a single folder.

People

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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.