Gotlieb family collection

Identifier
irn737490
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2022.157.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peggy Laine

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Peggy Laine, the daughter of Szajndla (Sally) and Zacharais (Sam) Gotlieb.

Scope and Content

The Gotlieb family collection is comprised primarily of documents and photographs the experiences of Szajndla (later Sally) Frydman Gotlieb and her husband, Zacharias (later Sam) Gotlieb [donor's parents] who were both from Radom, Poland, and were both survivors of the Holocaust.The documents include Sally's DP card issued in Germany and paperwork issued by the United States Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany, in April 1946 to serve "in lieu of passports" for both Sally and Sam. There is also a ship ticket for the Marine Flasher from May 1946 and documentation of transportation fee being covered by the National Council of Jewish Women. The photographs are all black-and-white. There is a photo poscard featuring a formal portrait of a man and woman sent from Radom, Poland, to New York City, with a message in Hebrew. Thirteen photos depict concentration camp scenes just after liberation, including some survivors in uniforms, piles of victims, and the crematorium ovens. Two square photos with handwritten labels identify names, dates, places associated with liberated camps. Two additional photos depict Nazi supporters.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Subjects

Genre

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