Overview
- Description
- Consists of a worker identification card issued to Mendel Rozencwajg and a photocopy of such a card issued to Rela Rozencwajg circa 1941 by the Arbeitsamt of the Łódź ghetto. Mendel and Rela Rozencwajg worked and lived there from 1941 until the time of the liquidation of the ghetto in August 1944. The cards include photographs and other vital information concerning the owners.
- Date
-
creation:
circa 1941
- Collection Creator
- Ray Banach
- Biography
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Ray Banach, born Rela Rozencwajg in Łódź, Poland, was a laborer in the Łódź ghetto up until the time of its liquidation. From Łódź, Banach was taken to Auschwitz with the remaining members of her family. She was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Aided by the Jewish Brigade, she illegally emigrated to Israel in 1945 via the Netherlands and France. Mrs. Banach presently resides in Bronx, N.Y
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification cards. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The worker identification cards were issued to Rela and Mendel Rozencwajg ca. 1941 while working in the Łódź ghetto. The cards remained in the possession of Ray Banach until the time of acquisition by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on 28 May 1988.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:00:02
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