Korman and Maizels families collection

Identifier: irn561558
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn561558

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Frances Maizels Rifkin, daughter of Runia Korman Maizels and Szlama Maizels.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a purse, a briefcase, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of the Maizels and Korman families in Poland and Germany before, during, and after the Holocaust.

Genre

Collection

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.

Child Items

Filter Results

Language of Description
1. English (3)
Country
1. United States (3)
Holding Institution
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (3)

There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase": Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase: Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase: Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase": For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

identifier
title
creator
person
place
subject
address

Displaying items 1 to 3 of 3

Leather briefcase owned by Runia Korman Maizels and Szlama Maizels
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn594458
- English
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.375 inches (41.593 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Leather briefcase used by Runia and Szlama Majzels (later Samuel Maizels) when they emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, to Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. Runia and Szlama were both born in Kraśnik, Poland. In September 1939, in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Germany invaded western Poland while the Soviet army annexed eastern Poland. German forces occupied Kraśnik on September 15. In February 1941, Runia was forcibly transported from Krasnik to the city of Lublin, and transferred to Majdanek killing center after it was constructed that fall. Runia worked as a forced laborer until s...
Korman and Maizel families collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn595123
- English
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains photographs of the Korman family in Krasnik, Poland, sent to family in the United States before the Holocaust; documents issued by the Committee of Liberated Political Prisoners in Germany, including identification documents issued to Szlama Majzels and Runia Majzels; a driver’s license issued to Szlama Majzels; death certificates for Abraham Korman (Runia’s brother), Kiwa Korman (Runia’s father), Ezril Majzels (Szlama’s father), and Hanna Korman Kucheik (Szlama’s sister), all of whom were murdered in the Budzyn slave labor camp in November 1942; a certificate of eligibility issued...
Leather clutch purse owned by Runia Korman Maizels
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn595124
- English
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Leather clutch purse used by Runia and Szlama Majzels (later Samuel Maizels) when they emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, to Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. Runia and Szlama were both born in Kraśnik, Poland. In September 1939, in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Germany invaded western Poland while the Soviet army annexed eastern Poland. German forces occupied Kraśnik on September 15. In February 1941, Runia was forcibly transported from Krasnik to the city of Lublin, and transferred to Majdanek killing center after it was constructed that fall. Runia worked as a forced laborer unti...

Korman and Maizels families collection

Child Items

Leather briefcase owned by Runia Korman Maizels and Szlama Maizels

Korman and Maizel families collection

Leather clutch purse owned by Runia Korman Maizels