George Kolinsky collection

Identifier
irn736470
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2022.69.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn736470

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Larry Schibuk

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Larry Schubuk, grandson of George Kolinsky.

Scope and Content

Consists of the handwritten memoir of George Kolinsky (1892-1974), the donor's maternal grandfather, and its English translation, titled A History of the Recent Past, 1939-1945. It was written originally in Yiddish following his arrival in the United States from Poland in 1951 after serving in the underground there between 1939 and 1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Dr. Larry Schibuk

Subjects

  • Poland.

Genre

  • Memoirs.
  • Document
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