A group portrait of Jewish students in a Polish high school in Lubaczow. Joshua Heilman, the donor, is standing second from right and his brother, Zev, is standing second from left. Only the donor and one other person survived the war.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 19725

Overview

Caption: A group portrait of Jewish students in a Polish high school in Lubaczow. Joshua Heilman, the donor, is standing second from right and his brother, Zev, is standing second from left. Only the donor and one other person survived the war.

Joshua Heilman, known as well as Oskar Henryk, left for Palestine on August 22, 1939. He studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and in 1942 enlisted in the British army.
Date: 1937
Locale: Lubaczow, [Rzeszow] Poland
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Anna and Joshua Heilman

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Anna and Joshua Heilman

Keyword: FAMILIES (PREWAR JEWISH) JEWS (POLISH) SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/CLASSES
Photo Designation: LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Poland -- School/University/Youth Groups