Joseph and Romana Koplowicz collection

Identifier: irn60924
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn60924

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Joseph and Romana Koplowicz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a metal box carried by Joseph Koplowicz and an identity card belonging to Romana Koplowicz.

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Metal box made by a slave laborer and engraved with camp names
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11661
- English
- 1943-1945
- overall: Height: 2.640 inches (6.706 cm) | Width: 3.620 inches (9.195 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Metal box made by Joseph Koplewicz in Poland in a slave labor camp, and carried close to his body throughout the Holocaust. The box was engraved by Binem Grunstein, during the time period of the Holocaust, with camp names and dates. Mr. Grunstein survived and resided in Australia. He passed away in 2013.
"Stefania Dolinska" identification card
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11662
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Identity card or "Legitymacja" issued to Polish woman named Romana Kolpewicz, or "Stefania Dolinska," an assumed name under which Mrs. Koplewicz was supplied with false papers by Polish-Christian friends. Romana Koplewicz worked in Warsaw, as a non-Jew, surviving the Holocaust.

Joseph and Romana Koplowicz collection

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Metal box made by a slave laborer and engraved with camp names

"Stefania Dolinska" identification card