Marek and Bronislawa Redner collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn671069
• English
• 1926-1966
• folders 2
• Updated 7 months ago

Identification, biographical, and financial papers documenting the Holocaust experiences of Marek and Bronislawa Redner in Lwów, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine). Identification cards of Marek and Bronislawa include one that identifies Marek as a doctor in Lwów in 1942. The bulk of the collection consists of financial documents related to Marek’s property, its expropriation in 1941, and restitution claims in 1966. Also included is a postwar photograph of Bronislawa and a copy of a 1942 document issued to Benjamin-Hersch Lustig (donor Salomon Redner’s father-in-law) revoking his license to sell poultry.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn671083
• English
• overall: Height: 4.094 inches (10.399 cm) | Width: 19.016 inches (48.301 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The armband was worn by Dr. Marek Redner who continued to take care of his patients after they were moved into the Lwow ghetto which was liquidated in 1943, It is inscribed ARZT (medical doctor).

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn671084
• English
• overall: Height: 4.843 inches (12.301 cm) | Width: 3.622 inches (9.2 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Marek Redner's "W" patch. This stood for Wehrmacht (army) and was worn by Jews employed in factories run by the German army in Lwow, Poland. It identifies the employee as "useful" to Germany and provided temporary protection from extermination.