Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of three black and white photographs of Esther Fish and her extended family family from Novogrudok, Russia (Navahrudak, Belarus).
Photograph descriptions:
1. Copy print; black and white image of two men and one woman sitting, three women and one man standing behind them, and three children seated on the ground in front of them; verso: blue and black ink inscription: “Lilla’s mother, Malka/Lilla’s Uncle, Jankel Chiz/Lilla’s parents, Esther and Aronchik/Her sister, Slata and her husband. I didn’t/remember her other sisters name./The three children are Ester/and Aronchiks Schwartzis younger children//about 1930s”; dated circa 1930s; in English
2. Copy print; black and white image of man and woman seated, two women and one man standing behind them, and small child seated in front; verso: blue and black ink inscription: “Lilla’s parents Malka/and Ohra Chiz/Lilla’s Uncle, Yankel Chiz and/her sister Sarah and Slata. I/don’t remember the name of the/youngest sister I think it was Chaele/about 1925 or 26; dated circa 1925-1926; in English
3. Photographic print; black and white image of two women walking bicycles down a tree-lined road; verso: blue and black ink inscription: “Sarah and Slata/Cousins from/Novogrudok/killed in Holocaust/in the late 1930s”; dated circa 1930s; Novogrudok, Russia; in English - Date
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inclusive:
circa 1925-circa 1935
- Collection Creator
- Esther Fish
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- 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
- Jews--Belarus--Navahrudak.
- Geographic Name
- Navahrudak (Belarus)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Esther Fish in 2002.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:05:30
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512837
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