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Zenon Nowak letter

Document | Accession Number: 2015.354.1

Consists of one letter, dated November 10, 1941, written by Zenon Nowak to his mother, Anastasia Nowak, and sister, who were living near Litzmannstadt (Łódź). The letter was handwritten on Dachau concentration camp stationery, and both the letter and envelope bear Nowak's prisoner number, 12183.

Date
creation:  1941
Language
German
Genre/Form
Letter.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Catherine Hamilton

About This Document

Document Creator
Zenon Nowak
Biography
Zenon Nowak was born on 16 December 1922 in Ruda Pabianicka, Poland, a suburb of Łódź. Records from the Dachau concentration camp show that he was brought to the camp by train on 26 May 1940 as a Polish prisoner ("Schutzhaftling"). Records indicate he may have been liberated from that camp, but are inconclusive.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Catherine Hamilton donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-10-09 10:18:05
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