Rabinowitsch family papers
Extent and Medium
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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
People
- Rabinowitsch, Gabriel.
- Nadel, Leib.
- Rabinowitsch, Fryda Nadel.
Subjects
- Vilnius (Lithuania)
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Lithuania.
- Jewish ghettos--Lithuania--Vilnius.
Genre
- Document
- Identification cards.
- Diaries.