Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir, 127 pages, entitled "Piles of Pine Needles" written in 2005 by Abraham Shavit (born Strikovsky), originally of Skępe, Poland. In his memoir, Mr. Shavit describes his deportation to the Szczechowo ghetto, life in hiding on a farm near Osowo, and post-war life in the Feldafing displaced persons camps. Mr. Shavit also describes his immigration to Uruguay and from there, to Israel. The memoir, which was translated into English by Mr. Shavit's son.
- Date
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publication/distribution:
2005
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roberta Fleishman
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
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Abraham Shavit
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Roberta Fleishman donated a copy of her cousin's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 2011. The memoir has also been published by Yad Vashem in the original Hebrew.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 10:41:42
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