Abinew Dubensky papers

Identifier
irn559764
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.539.1
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Abinew Dubensky (later known as Abraham Dubensky, 1911-1996) was born on 22 December 1911. During World War II, he was a lieutenantd with the 80th Infantry of the United States Army. After the war, he was a lawyer and also worked in real estate.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of R.A. Dubensky.

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by R.A. Dubensky in 2017.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of wartime documents and photographs of Lt. Abinew Dubensky (later known as Abraham Dubensky) of the 80th Infantry of the United States Army. The documents include a pamphlet entitled, "Pocket Guide to Germany," and a flyer intended for German soldiers entitled "Retreat on All Fronts." The photographs include photographs acquired from German soldiers and ones taken by Dubensky in 1945. The photographs from German soldiers include depictions of public humiliation of rabbis by German soldiers in Poland and Romanian troops with dead bodies at an unidentified concentration camp. Photographs taken by Dubensky include depictions of U.S. soldiers in Austria, the Ohrdruf and Ebensee concentration camps, and Adolf Hitler's birthplace.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as two folders.

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Genre

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.