Sass and Sygal families papers

Identifier
irn734013
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.303.1
  • 2020.307
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

18

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of David and Harvey Sass

The collections was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by David and Harvey Sass, the sons of Paul and Bernice Sass.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents, photographs and correspondence. The collection pertains to the experience of Paul (Pesach) Sass, his wife Bernice (Bronia) Sass (née Sygal) and their families. A number of Sass and Segal family members survived the Holocaust in Poland. They later lived as displaced persons in Cremona, Italy where 3 Sass siblings (Pesach, Schaja, and Nechama) married three Sygal siblings (Bronia, Ruth, and Szamu). The collection also includes a document confirming Pesach Sass's release from Majdanek in February 1942 to return to Skalat. At the time Pesach Sass was among the Polish POWs from the Lipowa 7 labor camp tasked with constructing Majdanek.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

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.