Overview
- Description
- The Wajnberg family collection consists of original and copied documentation related to the wartime and post-war lives of Saul, Chaja, and their daughter, Lusia Wajnberg, originally of Demblin, Poland. Includes Saul Wajnberg's identity card as a survivor of Buchenwald, and narrative information about the experiences of Chaja and Lusia, who spent the war in various ghettos and concentration camps in and around Demblin. Includes documentation regarding Lusia's post-war psychological problems conducted by the Anna Freud clinic, Saul and Chaja's medical problems, and restitution documentation for medical and property claims for Saul's lumber business. Also includes a copy, on CD, of "Shamehs," a family history written by Elizabeth Wajnberg, Saul and Chaja's daughter who was born after the war.
- Date
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inclusive:
1930-2010
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Wajnberg
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification documents. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Donor retains copyright on "Shemehs." Other material 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
- Jews--Poland--Dęblin (Warsaw)--History. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Poland--Dęblin (Warsaw) Restaurants--Ukraine. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions.
- Personal Name
- Wajnberg, Saul. Wajnberg, Chaja. Wajnberg, Lusia. Wajnberg, Elizabeth. Freud, Anna, 1895-1982.
- Corporate Name
- United Restitution Organization
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Elizabeth Wajnberg donated the Wajnberg family collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2010.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 15:50:22
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39822
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