Overview
- Description
- The Zachary Gruzin papers consist of a photograph of the Gruzin brothers, Edward Gruzin, Zachary Gruzin, and Charles Gruzin, Kovno, circa early 1930s; a photograph of Dora Gruzin with her twin sons Zachary and Charles Gruzin and their mother in Kovno, Lithuania, circa 1925-1926; and a pass issued to Zachary Gruzin authorizing him to return to Lithuania from Landsberg, Germany, 1945.
- Date
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creation:
circa 1925-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Zachary Gruzin
- Collection Creator
- Zachary Gruzin
- Biography
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Zachary Gruzin (1925-2017) and his twin brother, Charles Gruzin (1925-1941/42) were born on February 27, 1925 in Kovno, Lithuania to Solomon Gruzin and Dora Gruzin (1900-1945). They had a brother was Edward Gruzin. The family was sent to the Kovno ghetto. Charles Gruzin died of malnutrition in the Kovno ghetto in either 1941 or 1942. Dora Gruzin was deported from the Kovno ghetto to the Stuthoff concentration camp where she perished. Edward Gruzin was deported from the Kovno ghetto to Landsberg-Kaufering concentration camp. He survived the war and immigrated to the United States in 1949. Zachary Gruzin was sent to the Dachau concentration camp. He survived, and eventually married Yelena Gruzin and they had a daughter, Dora Gruzin, likely named after her grandmother. Zachary Gruzin died on August 19, 2017 in Maryland.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Zachary Gruzin papers is arranged in a single series.
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
- Geographic Name
- Kaunas (Lithuania). Lithuania.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Zachary Gruzin donated the Zachary Gruzin papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.
- 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:
- 2024-07-19 13:58:35
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Also in Zachary Gruzin collection
The collection consists of a photographic postcard and a photograph of Zachary, Edward, and Charles Gruzin and their mother, Dora Gruzin in Kovno, Lithuania, a pass issued to Zachary Gruzin authorizing him to return to Lithuania from Landsberg, Germany, and a cloth prisoner identification badge embroidered with 13268.
Date: 1925-1945
