Sami Djalilov papers
The collection consists of a Red Army booklet issued to Sami Djalilov, originally of Leninabad in the former Soviet Union (present-day Khujand, Tajikastan). Sami kept the booklet with him throughout his Holocaust experience including his capture in 1944 near the Czech border, his transfer to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and a death march where he was liberated in Brescia, Italy. Also included is a 1946 photograph of Sami in Italy.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943-1946
- Language
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Russian
- Genre/Form
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Photograph.
- Extent
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1 folder
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sami Djalilov
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Record last modified: 2021-11-16 07:32:18
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