Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir entitled “Angel on my Shoulder” by Miriam Schlezinger, born in Poruba, but later moved to Poroskov, Slovakia. During the war, Mrs. Schlezinger first lived with a Gentile family in Uzhorod, and then with a family in Nirethose, Hungary, before moving into a ghetto in occupied Poland, which was liquidated in 1944. She and her sisters were deported to Auschwitz in the spring of 1944, where her sister Hannah later perished. Miriam and her sister Surah were sent on a death march in January 1945 to Buchenwald and from there, were put on a train to Bergen-Belsen, where they were liberated. She then describes her marriage to Joe Schlezinger, immigration to the United States, and post-war life. Also includes a copy of a 2008 newspaper article in the Tallahassee Democrat about Mrs. Schlezinger, as well as photographs.
- Date
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2008
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Miriam Schlezinger
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Uz︠h︡horod.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Miriam Schlezinger donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 30, 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:59:29
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35193
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