Hermanowski family collection

Identifier: irn84730
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84730

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Richard Wojciech Hermanowski.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an armband, a badge, an envelope with commemorative stamps, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Wojciech Hermanowksi and his family in Poland, Germany, and Sweden during and after the Holocaust.

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Hermanowski family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106723
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The papers consist of documents and photographs relating to the Hermanowski family of Warsaw. Includes Wojciech Hermanowksi's documents referring to his education and slave labor; family photographs, including among them a photograph depicting Wojciech working in a dairy; documents relating to the family's post-war status as displaced persons; and Swedish passport for foreigners.
Public transport pass and identification tag issued to a Roman Catholic Polish youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106726
- English
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leather tag with an identification card and public transport pass for July 1944, issued to Wojciech Hermanowski. Wojciech was a Roman Catholic boy living with his parents, Jan and Stanislawa, and his older brother, Andrzej, in Warsaw, Poland, when the German army invaded on September 1, 1939. Wojciech was no longer allowed to go to school, so he began attending trade school and took general classes in secret. In February 1943, Andrzej was arrested as part of the underground resistance, and later transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. On August 1, 1944, the city’s underground resistanc...
White cloth armband worn by a Roman Catholic Polish firefighter in Warsaw
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106727
- English
- Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Firefighter’s armband issued to Wojciech Hermanowski and used during the German occupation of Warsaw. The armband enabled Wojciech to safely go out on the streets, even after curfew, which was dangerous for most Polish residents. Wojciech was a Roman Catholic boy living with his parents, Jan and Stanislawa, and his older brother, Andrzej, in Warsaw, Poland, when the German army invaded on September 1, 1939. Wojciech was no longer allowed to go to school, so he began attending trade school and took general classes in secret. In February 1943, Andrzej was arrested as part of the underground r...
Forced labor badge worn by a Roman Catholic Polish youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106728
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Forced labor badge worn by Wojciech Hermanowski, to identify him as a Polish forced laborer in Wriezen and Eberswalde, Germany, near Breslau, between August 1944 and May 1945. Wojciech was a Roman Catholic boy living with his parents, Jan and Stanislawa, and his older brother, Andrzej, in Warsaw, Poland, when the German army invaded on September 1, 1939. Wojciech was no longer allowed to go to school, so he began attending trade school and took general classes in secret. In February 1943, Andrzej was arrested as part of the underground resistance, and later transported to Auschwitz concentr...
Envelope fragment with two stamps acquired by a Roman Catholic Polish youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106729
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Envelope fragment with two stamps issued in 1943 by the Polish government-in-exile, while based in London, England, and acquired by Wojciech Hermanowski. These are two of the eight second-issue stamps, which were only valid in friendly and neutral nations, such as Great Britain. The stamps helped raise money for the Ministry of Finance, and were used as propaganda to remind the public that the Polish military was still fighting, even while their territory was occupied by Germany. Wojciech was a Roman Catholic boy living with his parents, Jan and Stanislawa, and his older brother, Andrzej, i...

Hermanowski family collection

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Hermanowski family papers

Public transport pass and identification tag issued to a Roman Catholic Polish youth

White cloth armband worn by a Roman Catholic Polish firefighter in Warsaw

Forced labor badge worn by a Roman Catholic Polish youth

Envelope fragment with two stamps acquired by a Roman Catholic Polish youth