"Difficult years"

Identifier
irn503778
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-02.084
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503778

Extent and Medium

folders

4

Creator(s)

  • Mieczyslaw Cegielski

Biographical History

Mitch (Mieczysław) Cegielski (pen name Mark Jakobson) was born to a Jewish family in Warsaw, Poland. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Nebraska.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The memoir and document copies were given by Mithc (Mieczysław) Cegielski (pen name = Mark Jakobson) to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum over the course of the years 1991 to 1993. They were transferred from the Collections and Acquisitions Department to USHRIA in Dec. 1993.

Scope and Content

"Difficult years" contains information about the occupation of Warsaw and Poland by the Germans and the effect that this occupation had on the family of Mitch (Mieczysław) Cegielski's family. One draft chapter of of "Difficult years" relates to Cegielski's sister, Zosia, and includes authenticated photocopies of medical records relating to Zosia's stay in a military hospital.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Dr. Mieczyslaw Cegielski

People

  • Cegielski, Zosia.
  • Cegielski, Mitch.
  • Mieczyslaw Cegielski

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Jews--Poland.
  • 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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