Anatol and Alexandra Gorko collection

Identifier: irn707358
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn707358

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Simone Gorko, the daughter of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents, photographs, a newspaper, and artifacts related to Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.

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Embroidered floral chuppah used by Polish Jewish survivors
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708258
- English
- overall: Height: 70.000 inches (177.8 cm) | Width: 70.000 inches (177.8 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Chuppah, part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.
Metal pail owned by a Polish survivor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708259
- English
- overall: Height: 10.130 inches (25.73 cm) | Width: 8.130 inches (20.65 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The pail is related to the experiences of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.
Anatol and Alexandra Gorko papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708260
- English
- 1912-1948
- folder oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Identification documents, newspaper clipping, and prewar family photographs related to Anatol Gorko and Alexandra Gorko (née Palej), both of whom survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland. Documents include Łódź ghetto work cards issued to Anatol, Alexandra, and Anatol’s sister Ella Romer, a temporary travel document in lieu of passport issued to Anatol and Alexandra, and a 1945 document stating Alexandra was a prisoner in Bergen-Belsen. Both documents issued to Alexandra list her surname as Gorko, even though she didn’t marry Anatol until 1946. The clipping features ...

Anatol and Alexandra Gorko collection

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Embroidered floral chuppah used by Polish Jewish survivors

Metal pail owned by a Polish survivor

Anatol and Alexandra Gorko papers