Mayerson family papers
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Creator(s)
- Mayerson
Biographical History
Jose Mayerson was born Jozef (Yosele) Majersohn to David and Chaja Sura (Hanna) Majersohn in Kielce, Poland on July 14, 1907. He had eight siblings, and his father was a rabbi. Felicia Majerson (1916-2007) was born Fela (Faigele) Bursztyn to Gershon and Leah Weiss Bursztyn in Warsaw, Poland on January 16, 1916. She had at least two sisters: Anna and Gittel. Jose’s and Felicia’s first son, Richard (later Ricardo), was born October 29, 1936 in Warsaw. Felicia and Richard survived the Warsaw ghetto and then remained in hiding in Warsaw. Jose survived the Kielce ghetto and then joined a partisan group. The family made their way to the Zeilsheim Displaced Persons Camp after the war and then waited in France for their opportunity to move overseas. They immigrated to Bolivia via Brazil in December 1946 aboard the SS Desirade. Their daughter Lucia (1947-2011) and second son David (b. 1949) were born in Bolivia. Around 1962 the family moved to Chile. Lucia Mayerson later relocated to Massachusetts.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Lucia David
Paulita David and Sari David donated the Mayerson family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 on behalf of the Estate of Lucia David. Paulita and Sari David are the granddaughters of Jose and Felicia Mayerson.
Scope and Content
The Mayerson family papers consist of identification and immigration papers documenting the family of Polish Holocaust survivors Jose and Felicia Mayerson and their migration from Zeilsheim Displaced Persons Camp, to France, Bolivia, and Chile.
System of Arrangement
The Mayerson family papers are arranged chronologically.
Corporate Bodies
- Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp)
Subjects
- Bolivia--Emigration and immigration.
- Jews--Poland--Kielce.
- Jews--Poland--Warsaw.
Genre
- Document
- Identification cards.