Salomea Herszenberg Kape family collection

Identifier: irn522927
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522927

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dr. Salomea Kape, the daughter of Roza Herszenberg and the niece of Anna Toronczyk.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experience of Roza Herszenberg Kape and Anna Toronczyk and their family in Łódź, Poland, before, during, and after the Holocaust, Anna's experiences as a midwife in displaced persons camps, and the family's immigration to the United States in the 1950-60s. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Short stories about the Łódź Ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn504353
- English
- 1992
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains short stories relating to the Łódź Ghetto and its inhabitants by Salomea Kape. Also contains a photocopy of a worker identification card from the ghetto.
Pewter medal with a red cross and caduceus, certificate and box awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517270
- English
- a: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Medal for excellent health care practice, with certficate and presentation box awarded to Anna Toronczyk in 1964 by the government of Poland for her exemplary service as a midwife. Anna was living in Łódź, Poland, when Germany invaded in September 1939. She worked as a midwife in the hospital in the Jewish ghetto until September 1940, when she escaped to the Soviet Union. Her twin sister, Roza Herszenberg, assumed her position in the hospital. Anna was in the Soviet Union until 1946-47, when she was repatriated and able to return to Łódź to be with her family. Roza, her husband Calel, and d...
Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note, saved from the ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517271
- English
- overall: Height: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm) | Width: 3.370 inches (8.56 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip used by Salomea Herszenberg while she was imprisoned in the Jewish ghetto in Łódź, Poland. When the Germans transferred Jews to the ghetto, they confiscated all currency in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be spent only inside the ghetto. In February 1940, following Germany's occupation of Poland in September 1939, 14-year old Salomea and her family were forced to move there. Salomea attended school and her parents worked their same jobs; her mother was a midwife, her father delivered textiles. In spring 1944, the Germans decided to destroy the ghetto. With the assitance ...
Dr. Salomea Kape papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522963
- English
- folder oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The papers consist of documents, photographs, and identification cards relating to the experiences of the Herschenberg family [donor's family] in Łódź, Poland, during the Holocaust. Also includes identification papers, photographs, and documents pertaining to Anna Toronczyk [donor's maternal aunt] and her work as a midwife in displaced persons camps after World War II, and the Herschenberg family's experiences in the Łódź ghetto and their immigration to the United States.
Bronze Krzyz Zaslugi [Cross of Merit] awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523173
- English
- a-b: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) c: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 1875.000 inches (4762.5 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) d: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) e: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Bronze medal with attached ribbon, molded box, and certificate presented to Anna Toronczyk in 1956 by the government of Poland for her exemplary service as a midwife. Anna was living in Łódź, Poland, when the Germans invaded in September 1939. She worked as a midwife in the hospital in the Jewish ghetto until September 1940, when she escaped to the Soviet Union. Her twin sister, Roza Herszenberg, assumed her position in the hospital. Anna was in the Soviet Union until 1946-47, when she was repatriated and able to return to Łódź to be with her family. Roza, her husband Calel, and daughter Sa...
Gold Krzyz Zaslugi [Cross of Merit] with ribbon, certificate, and box awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523420
- English
- a-b: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm) c: Height: 5.620 inches (14.275 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) d: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.870 inches (7.29 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Gold Cross of Merit medal with attached ribbon ribbon, case, and certificate presented to Anna Toronczyk in 1964 by Poland for her exemplary service as a midwife. Anna was living in Łódź, Poland, when the Germans invaded in September 1939. She worked as a midwife in the hospital in the Jewish ghetto until September 1940, when she escaped to the Soviet Union. Her twin sister, Roza Herszenberg, assumed her position in the hospital. Anna was in the Soviet Union until 1946-47, when she was repatriated and able to return to Łódź to be with her family. Roza, her husband Calel, and daughter Salome...
Salomea Kape photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523455
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection consisting of a photograph of Dr. A. Weiskopf, a physician in the Łódź ghetto.

Salomea Herszenberg Kape family collection

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Short stories about the Łódź Ghetto

Pewter medal with a red cross and caduceus, certificate and box awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service

Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note, saved from the ghetto

Dr. Salomea Kape papers

Bronze Krzyz Zaslugi [Cross of Merit] awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service

Gold Krzyz Zaslugi [Cross of Merit] with ribbon, certificate, and box awarded to a Polish midwife for postwar service

Salomea Kape photograph