Izak and Rywa Manski and Gitl Rozenzweig families collection

Identifier: irn549411
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn549411

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by David Manski, grandson of Izak and Rywa Manski and Gitl Rozenzweig.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a fork, knife, spoon, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Izak and Rywa Manski and their three children during the Holocaust when they left Lida, Poland, and via Japan, finally reaching Seattle, Washington, on May 7, 1941, and documents, a photograph, and a prayer book relating to the experiences of Gitl Rozenzweig in Lida, Poland, and Israel.

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Manski and Rozenzweig families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552664
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains a passport; marriage certificate; train ticket; passenger list from the "SS Batory"; correspondence relating to Izak Manski (donor's paternal grandfather); documents relating to Gitl Rozenzweig's (donor's maternal grandmother) death in Israel; and a photograph bearing New Year wishes from Samuel, Mira and Saul Manski in Lida, Poland, c. 1931.
Silver plated fork brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552669
- English
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Silver plated fork brought by Rywa Manski when she left Lida, Poland with her three children, traveling via Japan, and arriving in Seattle, WA on May 7, 1941.
Silver plated serving spoon brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552670
- English
- overall: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Silver plated serving spoon brought by Rywa Manski when she left Lida, Poland with her three children, traveling via Japan, and arriving in Seattle, WA on May 7, 1941.
Gold plated dinner knife brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552672
- English
- overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Gold plated table knife brought by Rywa Manski when she left Lida, Poland with her three children, traveling via Japan, and arriving in Seattle, WA on May 7, 1941.
Prayer book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552674
- English
- 1913
- Updated 7 months ago
Siddur brought with Gitl Rozenzweig to the United States.

Izak and Rywa Manski and Gitl Rozenzweig families collection

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Manski and Rozenzweig families papers

Silver plated fork brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family

Silver plated serving spoon brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family

Gold plated dinner knife brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family

Prayer book