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
Wilfred Kay/Szloma Kac donated this certificate to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 1, 2000. See also Szlomo Katz.
Scope and Content
One "Bescheiningung" issued to Szloma Kac by the IRO-ORT Technical Training and Boarding School in Rosenheim; typed in black ink; dated 25 February 1948; Rosenheim, Germany.
People
- Wilfred Kay
Subjects
- Jews--Poland--Pułtusk.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Germany.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
Genre
- Certificates.
- Document