Greenbaum family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn712897
• English
• folders 5
• Updated 7 months ago

The papers consist of documents, photographs, and letters documenting the prewar, wartime, and postwar experiences of the Greenbaum family, originally of Gąbin, Poland, including Henry Greenbaum’s prewar work as a physician in Poland, and his services as a wartime medic with the United States Army. Documents include a birth control calendar and pamphlet created by Henry. Correspondence consists of prewar, wartime, and postwar family correspondence in the United States and Poland. Photographs include prewar and wartime depictions of the Greenbaum family in Gąbin, including Henry, his wife Es...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn736874
• English
• 1921
• overall: Height: 9.055 inches (23 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Children's book, Alef beys, entrusted to Esther Greenbaum by her friend. The Yiddish language book was written by Eliezer Steinbarg and published by Ḳulṭur, Ṭshernovits in 1921. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Henry Greenbaum, his family, and his wife, Esther Stern, in Gąbin, Poland, Romania, and France, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Henry, who was the eldest of four Greenbaum children, moved to France for medical school, where he met Esther, a fellow medical student from Romania. Henry’s parents, Jakob and Hena, along with his brother, Stas (St...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn736875
• English
• 1921
• overall: Height: 9.055 inches (23 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Children's book, ʼAlfon, entrusted to Esther Greenbaum by her friend. The Hebrew language grammar book was written by ʼEliʻezer Shṭeynberg and published in Romania in 1921. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Henry Greenbaum, his family, and his wife, Esther Stern, in Gąbin, Poland, Romania, and France, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Henry, who was the eldest of four Greenbaum children, moved to France for medical school, where he met Esther, a fellow medical student from Romania. Henry’s parents, Jakob and Hena, along with his brother, Stas (Stan), si...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn736876
• English
• 1936-1937
• overall: Height: 7.874 inches (20 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Pamphlet about family planning likely used as part of Dr. Henry Greenbaum's medical practice. The Yiddish language pamphlet was published by M. Mauer in Warsaw, Poland, in 1936 or 1937. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Henry Greenbaum, his family, and his wife, Esther Stern, in Gąbin, Poland, Romania, and France, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Henry, who was the eldest of four Greenbaum children, moved to France for medical school, where he met Esther, a fellow medical student from Romania. Henry’s parents, Jakob and Hena, along with his brother, Sta...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn736877
• English
• 1937
• overall: Height: 24.630 inches (62.56 cm) | Width: 18.630 inches (47.32 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Poster advertising a family planning lecture delivered by Dr. Henry Greenbaum in Gąbin, Poland, in 1937. The poster is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Henry Greenbaum, his family, and his wife, Esther Stern, in Gąbin, Poland, Romania, and France, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Henry, who was the eldest of four Greenbaum children, moved to France for medical school, where he met Esther, a fellow medical student from Romania. Henry’s parents, Jakob and Hena, along with his brother, Stas (Stan), sister-in-law, Helene, and nephew, Izho, were killed during the Holoc...