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Stefan Kowalinski letter

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2019.255.1

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Description: A letter written by Stefan Kowalinski in Gross Rosen concentration camp is addressed to his wife Marie Kowalinski and their family, dated May 7, 1944. The letter thanks Marie for the package she sent him and inquires about other acquaintances.
Date: creation: 1944 May 07
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Rachel Gwilliam
Collection Creator: Stefan Kowalinski
Biography: Stefan Kowalinski was born on August 7, 1917 in Kalisz, Poland. He married Marian (Marie) Kowalinski. Marian was born on August 31, 1924 in Września, Poland. Marian was deported to Dachau concentration camp on April 8, 1943 and issued the prisoner number 46907. She was also imprisoned in the Stephenskirchen, a sub-camp of Dachau. In 1944, Stefan was deported to Gross-Rosen concentration camp. He was liberated from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on April 15, 1945.

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Stefan Kowalinski letter is a single document.

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.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Rachel Gwilliam

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Kowalinski, Stefan, 1917-? Kowalinski, Marie, 1924-?
Corporate Name: Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Rachel Gwilliam donated the Stefan Kowalinski letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Record last modified:: 2023-09-15 09:28:16
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