Zofia Cygielsztrajch letter

Identifier
irn4794
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.194.2
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4794

Extent and Medium

oversize folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mieczyslaw Cegielski

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Dr. Mieczyslaw Cegielski

Scope and Content

Letter, written by Zofia (Zosia) Cygielsztrajch (donor's sister) in February 1943, at age nineteen, while she was in hiding in Warsaw. The letter describes living conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto, her escape of Warsaw Ghetto, and her experiences in hiding.

People

  • Cygielsztrajch, Zofia.

Subjects

  • Warsaw (Poland).

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.

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