Chana Ann Moszkowicz Wittenberg collection
Extent and Medium
folder
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Creator(s)
- Ann Wittenberg
Biographical History
Chana Moszkowicz (later Ann Wittenberg) was born on 1 June 1926 in Sosnowiec, Poland to Josef and Sara Miriam (née Neufeld) Moszkowicz. She had two siblings: Alter Arthur and Chajka Helen. Her family resided in Chrzanów, Poland. In February 1943 Chana was deported to the Bernsdorf subcamp of Gross-Rosen. She was liberated in May 1945 and went to the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Chana immigrated to the United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Perch. She married Wilford Wittenberg in 1949. Her family perished during the Holocaust.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hope Wittenberg, Jess Wittenberg and Larry Wittenberg
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Hope, Jess and Larry Wittenberg
Scope and Content
The collection primarily consists of post-war photographs related to Ann Wittenberg (born Chana Moszkowicz in Chrzanów, Poland) and others in the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Also included is a 1988 copy of her Polish birth certificate.
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Wittenberg, Ann.
Corporate Bodies
- Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp)
Subjects
- Displaced persons camps.
- Jews--Poland--Chrzanów.
- Chrzanów (Poland)
- Landsberg am Lech (Germany)
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document