Jehuda Widawski photograph collection

Identifier
irn517252
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.285.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517252

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Jehuda Widawski.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 16 photographs depicting all aspects of life in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, dated 1940-1943. Also included in the collection are five copy photographs of images from an album made by Arie Ben-Menachem in the Łódź ghetto.

People

  • Rumkowski, Mordecai Ḥayim.

Subjects

  • Street railroads--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950.
  • Ethnic neighborhoods--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950.
  • Bread & soup lines--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950.
  • City & town life--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950.

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.

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