Yakov and Tosia Klinger collection

Identifier
irn524146
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.114.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nomi Koenig

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Michael and Nomi Koenig. The Klingers are Nomi's aunt and uncle.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of a letter from Yakov and Tosia Klinger in the Warsaw ghetto to Yakov's sister, Rozia Piotrkowski; the letter was written shortly before the Klingers and their young son, Sunio, were deported to Treblinka in 1942, where they were murdered. Also includes an original photographic print of Yakov and original modern writings by Michael Koenig, the nephew (by marriage) of Yakov Klinger.

Subjects

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.