Pamphlet

Identifier
irn106824
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.451.3
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Archival History

The missal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Marilyn Stiles on behalf of the Estate of Wesley Zineski.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Wesley Zineski

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Missal with a holy card and identity card inserted between the pages that belonged to Wieslaw Zizniewski. The Zyzniewskis were a Catholic family from Łódź, Poland, who were active in the resistance organized to oppose the German occupation. Wieslaw and his mother Janina were arrested by the Gestapo in February 1942 for their political activities and sent to Radogoszcz prison. In October 1942, they were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, where Janina died in January 1943. Wieslaw was sent to Buchenwald in March 1943 where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Missal with holy card and identity card inserted between the pages; 14 cm.

Subjects

Genre

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