Helen and William Luksenburg collection

Identifier: irn521303
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Helen and William Luksenburg.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform jacket relating to the experiences of Welek (William) Luksenburg during the Holocaust when he was imprisoned in several concentration camps and two photographs relating to the experiences of Welek Luksenburg and of Hilde (Helen) Chilewicz in prewar Poland.

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Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a Polish Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521305
- English
- overall: Height: 22.875 inches (58.103 cm) | Width: 15.125 inches (38.418 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Blue and gray striped winter weight jacket issued to Welek Luksenburg, 21, in Oranienburg concentration camp in January 1945, and also worn in Flossenbürg and Regensburg concentration camps. It is worn through at the neck from the pressure of the ropes used to haul rocks as a slave laborer. In April 1945, Welek collapsed during a death march and was rescued by a German farmer. As American troops moved through the area, a soldier approached Welek with a razor saying, "A souvenir" and removed his Star of David and prisoner number 187295 patch. A red triangle was also removed. The soldiers too...
William and Helen Luksenburg photograph collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708733
- English
- folders 8
- Updated 1 year ago
The William and Helen Luksenburg photograph collection consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs of relatives of the Luksenburg and Chilewicz families in Poland. The photograph collection includes images of both Holocaust victims and survivors. The pre-war family photographs were taken in Da̧browa Górnicza and Sosnowiec, Poland. The wartime photographs were taken in Sosnowiec, Poland and feature members of the Hanoar Hatzioni Zionist Youth Movement. Additional wartime photographs include young Jewish women in the Sosnowiec ghetto wearing armbands with the Star of David. The pos...

Helen and William Luksenburg collection

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Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a Polish Jewish inmate

William and Helen Luksenburg photograph collection