Ellen Kaidanow collection

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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.