Wilfred Kay papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
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
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Wilfred Kay
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Wilfred Kay.
Scope and Content
Collection of three documents issued to Wilfred Kay [donor] while living as a displaced person in West Germany; dated 1945-1949; in German and English. Collection includes: certificate of residency as a refugee in West Germany, notarized certificate of identity, assurance form written by donor's immigration sponsors that he has a job and residence and will not be a burden to the U.S. Government.
People
- Wilfred Kay
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Germany.
- Jews--Poland--Pułtusk.
- Holocaust survivors.
Genre
- Document