Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of three postcards written by Salomon and Lisa Kawenoki in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, to their relatives in the United States and Lithuania.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1940-1941
- Collection Creator
- Salomon Kawenoki
- Biography
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Salomon Kawenoki died in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, in 1940. Lisa Kawenoki and her daughter, Sala, were deported to Auschwitz. Lisa Kawenoki perished in Auschwitz in August 1944. Sala Kawenoki was transferred to Ravensbrück concentration camp, and on April 25, 1945, she was released through the efforts of Count Folke Bernadotte and the Swedish Red Cross. After her release, she went to Sweden and from there immigrated to the United States in March 1946.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Postcards.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Sally Grubman-Lifschitz.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:06:07
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Contains materials donated by Sally Grubman Lifschitz documenting her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
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