Portrait of Yente Rachel Borowsky

Identifier
irn521689
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.122.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521689

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Allen Borowsky

The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Allen Borowsky.

Scope and Content

The black and white portrait depicts Yente Rachel Borowsky, Allen Borowsky's cousin, who perished during the Holocaust in 1942. Inscription in Yiddish on verso reads: "This is our dear brother's daughter Yente Rachel Borowsky. Killed by Hitler in 1942."

People

  • Borowsky, Yente Rachel.

Subjects

  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.

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.