Maximiliano Lipsitz (Menajem Mendl Bar Gitman) Archivo de Maximiliano Lipsitz (Menajem Mendl Bar Gitman)

Identifier
irn593683
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.6.1
  • RG-72.033
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1968
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn593683

Extent and Medium

85 digital images, TIFF

Creator(s)

  • Maximiliano Lipsitz

Biographical History

Maximiliano Lipsitz (Menajem Mendl bar Gitma) was born in Kielce, Poland on December 28, 1910 and died January 16, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto in the Polish underground army conmmanded by Bor Komorowski. In addition to fighting, he managed to save a group of children who he hid in the Aryan side. He arrived in Argentina in 1947. He married Herta Lange and they had two sons Cecilia Florencia and Eugenio Gabriel. In Argentina, he was secretary of Sherit Hapleita, leader of the local Ajdut Haavoda party and activist of the VarshePrague Fareyn.

Archival History

Yiṿo in Argenṭine

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Yiṿo in Argenṭine (Fundación IWO). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in January 2018.

Scope and Content

Records from the legal office of Mr. José Moskovits, a Holocaust survivor and attorney in Buenos Aires. This collection contains the personal documents and obituaries of Maximiliano Lipsitz (Menajem Mendl bar Gitma) published in the "Registro civil de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Familia." Buenos Aires, 1947. He was a Jewish survivor, a leader and activist in Jewish community in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He arrived to Argentina in 1947.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in one series: 1. "Registro Civil de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Familia." Buenos Aires, 1947 (Civil Registry of the City of Buenos Aires). Maximiliano (Mendel) Lipsitz. Family: Lipsitz-Lange.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yiṿo in Argenṭine

People

  • Lipsitz, Maximiliano, 1910-1968.
  • Moskovits, José, 1926-2014.

Subjects

  • Buenos Aires (Argentina)--History--20th century.
  • Argentina--Emigration and immigration.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe--History.
  • Holocaust survivors--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Jewish associations--Argentina.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.

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.