Ellen Kaidanow collection

Identifier: irn561484
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn561484

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Ellen Kaidanow.

Scope and Content

Documents, photographs, and letter, related to Ellen Kaidanow (born Shifra Leviatin) and her family, and their experiences in the Dubno ghetto, in Poland, during the German occupation in World War II. In addition to documents, the collection includes a spoon.

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Ellen Kaidanow papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn561494
- English
- folders 4
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Ellen Kaidanow (born Shifra Lewiatin) and her family from Dubno, Poland (present day Dubno, Ukraine). Photographs include pre-war depictions of the Lewiatin family; post war images of Ellen with her paternal uncle’s family in Germany, including in the Bad Reichenall displaced persons camp; and a photograph of Ellen with her Christian nanny, Lena Dudzinski, who sheltered her during the German occupation. Documents include Ellen’s report card from a school in the Bad Reichenhall DP camp; a 1991 letter from Lena's niece, Vera Karpin, writte...
Spoon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562277
- English
- overall: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ellen Kaidanow had the spoon with her in hiding.

Ellen Kaidanow collection

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Ellen Kaidanow papers

Spoon