Mirow family collection

Identifier: irn723241
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn723241

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017, 2019, and 2022.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of materials documenting the experiences of the Mirow family in Suvalkskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡, Poland (formerly Suwalki, Poland) through family photographs, correspondence, and restitution paperwork. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Mirow family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn592713
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains prewar family photographs and correspondence from Poland and the Soviet Union primarily addressed to the Mirow family in the United States.
Judith Mendelsohn papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn652231
- English
- folders 5
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains restitution paperwork and documents relating to Judith Mendelsohn (donor's aunt), as well as photographs primarily of members of Brit Yosef Trumpeldor (Betar) in Suwałki.
Mirow family collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn724214
- English
- 1925-1938
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of pre-war family photographs featuring some of the donors' relatives such as Janet and Joseph Mirow (Mirwoski), and Judith Mendelsohn, in addition to group photos of Betar members of Suvalkskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡, Poland (formerly Suwalki, Poland). Also included is an empty photo album as well as a bound ship's passenger list for the MS Piłsudski, which sailed from Gdynia, Poland to New York. It features the names of Jozef Mirowski and Szejna Mirowska listed in the Tourist class.
Mirow family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn737640
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence, including two postcards, and some photographs featuring Janet and Joseph Mirow

Mirow family collection

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Mirow family papers

Judith Mendelsohn papers

Mirow family collection

Mirow family papers