Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir, 16 pages, written by Dov Zugman (now David Zugman) originally of Sokal, Poland. In the memoir, Mr. Zugman describes the German invasion of Soviet-occupied Poland, the establishment of the ghetto, multiple aktions, escaping to Wolyn, the death of his mother, who was captured and killed by Ukrainians, and hiding with a family of Jehovah's Witnesses until liberation. After liberation, he emigrated to Canada. Also consists of eight photographs (six original and two copyprints) of the Zugman family before the Holocaust; one identity card, dated Feb. 6, 1946, issued to Dow Zugman in Milan; one "Emergency Identity Certificate No. 4730," dated Jan. 9, 1948, issued to Dow Zugman; one certificate from the Polish Consulate, dated Mar. 1, 1947, issued to Dow Zugman; and 16 photographs of images from a children's home in Selvino, Italy.
- Date
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bulk:
circa 1936-1949
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Zugman
Physical Details
- Extent
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2 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. David Zugman
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Sokalʹ (Ukraine) Volhynia (Ukraine) Selvino (Italy)
- Personal Name
- Zugman, David.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by David Zugman in 2002.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:09:55
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