Pamphlet
Creator(s)
- Michal Kordel (Author)
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
Inscribed Cathlic missal with holy cards and documents 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 cards and documents inserted between pages and inscriptions in ink and pencil; 15 cm.
Subjects
- Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object
- Missal (Catholic Church)