Melvin Yonack papers

Identifier
irn634184
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.132.3
  • 1993.132
  • 1995.84
  • 2000.614.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Melvin Yonack was born January 17, 1913 and was the son of Nathan and Dora Yonack. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 15, 1942. In May 1945, he was a liberator of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. In October 1945, Yonack photographed the Mauthausen concentration camp, including the Headquarters Building. Yonack served as a War Crimes Investigator in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria from 1945-1946. After his military service, he returned home to Dallas, Texas, where he was active in the Shearith Israel Brotherhood, serving as its president from 1960 to 1961. Melvin Yonack died on December 16, 1976 and was survived by his brothers Joseph, William and Ralph Yonack as well as his sisters Sylvia and Charlotte Yonack.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Family of Melvin Yonack

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ralph Yonack

Ralph Yonack donated the Melvin Yonack papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993, 1995, and 2000. Accessions formerly cataloged as 1993.132, 1995.84, and 2000.614.1 have been incorporated into this collection.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of postwar correspondence and travel permits pertaining to Melvin Yonack's experience in Austria as a liberator of Mauthausen and as a War Crimes Investigator.

People

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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.