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Yasinow and Wurtz family collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of signs, an armband, documents, and newspapers relating to the experiences of Dr. J. Benjamin and Rose Kaplan Yasinow in the United States and Alexander Wurtz in the United States Army during and after World War II.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Stephen K. Yasinow, the son of J. Benjamin and Rose Kaplan Yasinow and the nephew of Alexander Wurtz.
Date
1942 May 06-1945
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Stephen K. Yasinow family papers

Document | Accession Number: 2011.425.1



Victory in Europe (VE) day closing schedule sign acquired by relatives of a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.3

Geography
use: United States
Date
use:  before 1945 May 08

Sign announcing store closings due to the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.4

Geography
use: United States
Date
use:  1945 April 12-1945 April 15

Hotel brochure acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.5

Date
received:  approximately 1945 June

Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.6

Geography
publication: Naples (Italy)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 January 30

Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.7

Geography
publication: Naples (Italy)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 February 19

Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.8

Geography
publication: Naples (Italy)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 February 23

Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.9

Geography
publication: Rome (Italy)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 June 13

The Blue Devil Newspaper [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.10

Geography
publication: Italy
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 June 29

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.11

Geography
publication: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 May 08

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.12

Geography
publication: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 May 08

Philadelphia Record (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.13

Geography
publication: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 May 08

The Day [Newspaper]

Object | Accession Number: 2011.425.14

Geography
publication: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date
publication/distribution:  1945 August 15
 
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