Childhood Memories

Identifier
irn502550
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.38
  • RG-10.213
Dates
1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 1994
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502550

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

  • Wilfred Kay

Biographical History

Wilfred "Bill" Kay (also known as Szlomo Katz, 1928 or 1930-2016) was born Szlomo Katz in Pułtusk, Poland. When WW II broke out, he and his parents and six siblings fled their home. His entire family perished in the Holocaust. Wilfred survived, spent several years in a displaced persons camp, and immigrated to the United States in 1949.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

"Childhood Memories," on February 2, 2001.

Scope and Content

Contains a memoir, 104 pages, about Wilfred Kay's Holocaust experiences.

People

  • Wilfred Kay

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.
  • Germany--History--1933-1945.
  • Jews--Poland--Pułtusk.
  • Pułtusk (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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