Norman Naftali Silver collection

Identifier: irn524556
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524556

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Esther Silver, the wife of Norman Naftali Silver.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a briefcase, wallet, coin, and photograph relating to the experiences of Norman Naftali Zylberminc (later Silver) after the Holocaust in Landsberg displaced persons camp in Germany.

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Norman Naftali Zylberminc photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn168912
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains a photograph showing Norman Naftali Zylberminc (later Silver) working in the ORT leather workshop in the Landsberg DP camp; circa 1946.
Leather briefcase made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn610217
- English
- 1946
- a: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leather briefcase created by Norman Naftali Zylberminc in the Landsberg displaced persons camp in Germany in 1946. In March 1942, eighteen year old Norman was deported from Bedzin, Poland, to Gleiwitz slave labor camp, a sub-camp of Auschwitz, prisoner number 187370. In November 1944, he was brought to the Auschwitz infirmary and diagnosed with pneumonia. Norman was liberated by the Soviet Army in January 1945. After the war ended in May 1945, Norman went to Landserg. He met Esther Klajner, a slave labor camp survivor from Bedzin. The couple married on March 19, 1946.
Leather wallet made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn610218
- English
- 1946
- overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leather wallet created by Norman Naftali Zylberminc in the Landsberg displaced persons camp in Germany in 1946. In March 1942, eighteen year old Norman was deported from Bedzin, Poland, to Gleiwitz slave labor camp, a sub-camp of Auschwitz, prisoner number 187370. In November 1944, he was brought to the Auschwitz infirmary and diagnosed with pneumonia. Norman was liberated by the Soviet Army in January 1945. After the war ended in May 1945, Norman went to Landserg. He met Esther Klajner, a slave labor camp survivor from Bedzin. The couple married on March 19, 1946.
Leather coin purse made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn610219
- English
- 1946
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leather coin purse created by Norman Naftali Zylberminc in the Landsberg displaced persons camp in Germany in 1946. In March 1942, eighteen year old Norman was deported from Bedzin, Poland, to Gleiwitz slave labor camp, a sub-camp of Auschwitz, prisoner number 187370. In November 1944, he was brought to the Auschwitz infirmary and diagnosed with pneumonia. Norman was liberated by the Soviet Army in January 1945. After the war ended in May 1945, Norman went to Landserg. He met Esther Klajner, a slave labor camp survivor from Bedzin. The couple married on March 19, 1946.

Norman Naftali Silver collection

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Norman Naftali Zylberminc photograph

Leather briefcase made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp

Leather wallet made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp

Leather coin purse made by a concentration camp survivor in Landsberg DP camp