Overview
- Description
- Collection of photographs and documents relating to the Schachnes family in Berlin until 1938; in Warsaw between December 1938 and December 1939; and in Istanbul, Turkey and Palestine after March 1941. Erna and Abram Schachnes joined their children Boris and Wladimir in Palestine c. 1942. Wladimir and Boris fought in the War of Independence in the Givati Brigade; Wladimir Zeev Schachnes was killed in action on May 13, 1948.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Boris and Elise Schachnes
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Boris and Elise Schachnes
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:06
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43202
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Also in Boris Schachnes family collection
Collection of photographs and documents relating to the Schachnes family in Berlin until 1938, in Warsaw between December 1938 and December 1939, Istanbul, Turkey and Palestine since March 1941. Three audio tapes: interview with Boris Uri Schachnes. Erna and Abram Schachnes joined their children Boris and Wladimir in Palestine c. 1942. Wladimir and Boris fought in the War of Independence in the Givati Brigade; Wladimir Zeev Schachnes was killed in action on May 13, 1948.
Oral history interview with Boris Uri Schachnes
Oral History
Boris Uri Schachnes discusses his family's experience in Berlin until 1938, in Warsaw between December 1938 and December 1939, Istanbul, Turkey, and Palestine since March 1941; how he and his brother Wladimir fought in the War of Independence in the Givati Brigade; and how Wladimir was killed in action on May 13, 1948.
