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Sidney Stenzler papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0231 | RG Number: RG-19.035

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Overview

Description: The Sidney Stenzler papers consist of correspondence documenting the situation of Displaced Persons at Landsberg in 1945, photographs of Dachau and Buchenwald, and writings and speeches describing the Warsaw Ghetto, the plight of DPs, and the deaths of Italian Holocaust victims.
Correspondence primarily consists of V‐Mail and letters from Stenzler to his wife describing his activities with DPs in Landsberg and his trip to Dachau. This series also includes a letter from his friend’s wife, Barbara Falik, including excerpts of letters in which her husband, Sidney Falik, described his activities with DPs in Landsberg.
Photographs depict structures, corpses, crematoria from Dachau and Buchenwald as well as a concert at Dachau attended by German prisoners of war and were given to Stenzler by Holocaust survivors.
Writings and speeches include an unattributed Polish narrative about the Warsaw Ghetto, a victory speech about the plight of DPs at Landsberg by J. Olejski, and a memorial speech about Italian Holocaust victims by Dr. Edmons.
Date: circa 1945
Collection Creator: Sidney Stenzler
Biography: Sidney Stenzler (1910-2004) was born in New York to Charles and Sarah Stenzler. He served with the 915th Signal Corps during World War II, was stationed at Landsberg at the end of the war, and volunteered his free time to assist Displaced Persons, for example by publicizing their plight and by collecting clothing and personal items from departing GIs.

Physical Details

Language: English Polish
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 6 folders
System of Arrangement: The Sidney Stenzler papers are arranged as three series: I. Correspondence, 1945, II. Photographs, 1945, III. Writings and speeches, 1945

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust survivors--Germany--Landsberg am Lech. Jewish refugees--Germany--Landsberg am Lech. Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
Geographic Name: Landsberg am Lech (Germany)
Corporate Name: Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp) Dachau (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Sidney Stenzler donated the Sidney Stenzler papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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