Rabinowitsch family papers

Identifier
irn519169
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.443.1
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Lithuanian
  • Russian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Gabriel Robbins and Matthew Robbins donated the Rabinowitsch family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorail Museum in 1999 and 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection includes identification cards belonging to Gabriel Rabinowitsch, Fryda Nadel Rabinowitsch, and Leib Nadel, in Russian, issued 1946-1948, and the handwritten journal kept by Gabriel Rabinowitsch while in hiding near the Vilnius (Vilna) ghetto between November 1943 and June 1944. In the journal, he describes his wartime experiences, including the German invasion of Vilnius, forced labor, deportations, and his escape into hiding in November 1943. He describes life in hiding and hearing of the Soviet offensive. Also included is an English language translation of the diary.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Gabriel Robbins

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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.