Luba and Harry Weinroth collection

Identifier: irn614186
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn614186

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Luba Weinroth.

Scope and Content

Collection materials relating to Luba and Harry Weinroth including: loose photographs from the Feldafing DP camp, postcards, letters (some from the Warsaw ghetto), identification papers, receipt from Theresienstadt, photo album, Jewish New Years cards, shards of concrete taken by Harry (Chamek) Weinroth from the crematoria at the Dachau concentration camp immediately after liberation; Nazi patch given to Harry Weinroth.

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Luba and Harry Weinroth papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712217
- English
- 1932-1950
- oversize box folders 1 5
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection primarily documents the post-war experiences of Luba (née Luba Kerschenblat) and Harry (born Chaim Wajnrot) Weinroth, both of whom survived the Holocaust and met in Feldafing displaced persons camp. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and a photograph album depicting their lives in Feldafing, including social activities with friends and relatives, and Jewish New Years cards. A small amount of wartime correspondence includes postcards sent from the Kerschenblat family in Warsaw, Poland in 1941, and a receipt postcard sent from Theresienstadt in 1944. Also includ...
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712221
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.190 inches (8.103 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Nazi patch given to Harry Weinroth.
Concrete shard
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712228
- English
- overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Shard of concrete taken from crematoria at Dachau by Harry (Chamek) Weinroth immediately after liberation.
Concrete shard
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712232
- English
- overall: Height: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Shard of concrete taken from crematoria at Dachau by Harry (Chamek) Weinroth immediately after liberation.
Concrete shard
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712235
- English
- overall: Height: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Shard of concrete taken from crematoria at Dachau by Harry (Chamek) Weinroth immediately after liberation.

Luba and Harry Weinroth collection

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Luba and Harry Weinroth papers

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