Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of documents and photographs relating to Mania Schwartz [donor] and her husband, Morris Parnes, documenting their experiences immediately following the Holocaust. Included in the collection: photographs from the Leipheim DP camp, the Ketubah and photographs from the Parnes' wedding day, documents from the ORT school issued to Morris Parnes, and papers relating to their immigration to Canada.
- Date
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1946-1951
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mania Parnes
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Permits. Certificates. Identification cards. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Ketubah. Photographs.
- Extent
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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
- Occupational retraining--Germany. Weddings--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950. Cemeteries--Czech Republic--Prague. Refugees--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950. Refugee camps--Germany--Leipheim--1940-1950.
- Geographic Name
- Leipheim (Germany : Refugee camp) Canada--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Parnes, Mania Schwartz. Parnes, Morris.
- Corporate Name
- World ORT Union
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 in 2004 by Mania Schwartz Parnes.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 09:14:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515582
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