Overview
- Description
- Collection consists of Identification documents of Miriam Lutomerska (later Buchs) from Free City of Danzig and Israel, as well as a commemorative calendar from Ferramonti. Identification documents include a Fremdenpass and an identification card issued by the State of Israel for Miriam and her husband Yeheskel Buks, The commemorative calendar for the year 1944 was issued in commemoration of the concentration camp Ferramonti in Italy, containing historical information on the camp.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roberta Winter
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) 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
- Corporate Name
- Ferramonti (Concentration camp)
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 by Roberta Winter in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:34:35
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Also in Miriam Lutomerska Buchs collection
Oral history interview with Miriam Buchs
Oral History
Miriam Buchs discusses her childhood in Lubien, Poland; her family’s Orthodox religious practices; her informal schooling; prewar relations with Polish neighbors; her move to Danzig at 18 year old to look for work; how she supported herself in Danzig; her awareness of political events in Germany; her attempt to immigrate to England; her experiences obtaining an Italian visa; her immigration to Trieste, Italy; her attempted illegal immigration to Palestine; her internment in the prison camp Ferramonte in Calabria, Italy; the living conditions in the prison camp; her immigration from Italy to Haifa, Israel during war; meeting her future husband in a café; how she made a living in Haifa; and her immigration to the United States.
