Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Prayer book owned by Jewish Holocaust survivors who fled Poland in 1968 because of persecution. After Germany invaded Russian occupied Poland in June 1941, Kalman Barakan, a 30 year old lawyer in Bialystok was relocated into a Jewish ghetto. He escaped in 1943 and lived in hiding, constantly on the move. In August, the ghetto was destroyed; Kalman’s entire family was murdered in a death camp. In July 1944, the Soviet Army liberated the area. Kalman was forced into army service until the end of the war in May 1945. He repatriated to Łódź, Poland, and married Pauline Pajes in 1949. Pauline survived the destruction of the Grodno ghetto and lived for 2 years in hiding. They left Poland in September 1968, deprived of their citizenship and apartment for lack of Communist Party participation. They lived, stateless, in Rome, until they were admitted as refugees to the US on January 21, 1969.
- Title
- Service for the Synagogue- New Year
- Geography
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publication:
New York (N.Y.)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Kalman Barakan and Pauline Pajes Barakan
- Contributor
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Publisher:
Hebrew Publishing Company
Physical Details
- Language
- Hebrew
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Prayer books (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Linda Anselmo on behalf of the Estate of Kalman and Pauline Barakan.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:17
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37883
Also in Kalman and Pauline Barakan collection
The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Kalman and Pauline Pajes Barakan in Poland during and after the World War II, including their repatriation and lives in Łódź until 1968, when they again became refugees and immigrated to the United States.
Date: 1940-1960
Krzyz Walecznych (Cross of Valor) medal and presentation box awarded to a Jewish conscript in the Soviet Army
Object
Krzyz Walecznych (Cross of Valor) medal with striped ribbon awarded to Kalman Barakan by Poland for his service in the Soviet Army in 1944. When Germany invaded Poland in June 1941, Kalman Barakan was a 30 year old lawyer in Bialystok. His home was destroyed and he had to move into a Jewish ghetto and do rough manual labor. He escaped in 1943 and lived in hiding, constantly on the move. In August 1943, the ghetto was destroyed; Kalman’s entire family was murdered in a death camp. In July 1944, the Soviet Army liberated the area and Kalman was forced into army service until the end of the war. He repatriated to Łódź, Poland.
![Przodownikom Pracy [Socialist Hero of Labor] lapel medal issued to a Jewish official postwar](https://www.ushmm.org/media/emu/get?irn=37887&mm_irn=16481&file=secondary "Przodownikom Pracy [Socialist Hero of Labor] lapel medal issued to a Jewish official postwar")
Przodownikom Pracy [Socialist Hero of Labor] lapel medal issued to a Jewish official postwar
Object
Przodownikom Pracy [Socialist Hero of Labor] medal in the shape of a 7 point star awarded by the Polish government in the 1950s to Kalman Barakan for his exemplary work for the Polish National Enterprise for Foreign Trade in Łódź, Poland. When Germany invaded Poland in June 1941, Kalman Barakan was a 30 year old lawyer in Bialystok. His home was destroyed and he had to move into a Jewish ghetto and do rough manual labor. He escaped in 1943 and lived in hiding, constantly on the move. In August 1943, the ghetto was destroyed; Kalman’s entire family was murdered in a death camp. In July 1944, the Soviet Army liberated the area and Kalman was forced into army service until the end of the war. He repatriated to Łódź, Poland.
Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 awarded to a Jewish Polish veteran of the Soviet Army
Object
Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 with ribbon awarded to Kalman Barakan for his service as a soldier in the Soviet Army during World War II. When Germany invaded Poland in June 1941, Kalman Barakan was a 30 year old lawyer in Bialystok. His home was destroyed and he had to move into a Jewish ghetto and do rough manual labor. He escaped in 1943 and lived in hiding, constantly on the move. In August 1943, the ghetto was destroyed; Kalman’s entire family was murdered in a death camp. In July 1944, the Soviet Army liberated the area and Kalman was forced into army service until the end of the war. After the war ended in May 1945, Kalman repatriated to Łódź, Poland.
Kalman and Pauline Barakan papers
Document
Documents and photographs illustrating the experiences of Kalman and Pauline Barakan in Poland after the war, including their repatriation and lives in Łódź until 1968, when they immigrated to the United States. Also included are documents illustrating their efforts to file for reparations with the Claims Conference.
