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Harry Markowicz photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 2012.382.1

Consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs and copyprints (14) of Harry Markowicz and his family in Widawa, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Brussels, Belgium from 1920-1949. Harry Markowicz, originally of Berlin, Germany, escaped with his family in 1938 to Belgium and spent the war in hiding in Brussels. In 1951 they emigrated to the United States.

Date
1920-1949  (inclusive)
Language
English
German
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harry Markowicz
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About This Document

Document Creator
Harry Markowicz
Biography
Harry Markowicz was born on August 9, 1937 in Berlin, Germany to Max (born in Łask, Poland) and Marja Markowicz (born in Widawa, Poland). Harry was the youngest out of three children, Rosa (born May 14, 1928) and Manfred (born May 14, 1929). The Markowicz family left Germany in 1938 and moved to Antwerp, Belgium where Harry's father worked as a fur maker until 1940 when the family fled to Brussels. In September 1942, the family went into hiding and stayed with the Coens and Van der Lenden family. The Markowicz family all survived the war and emigrated to the United States.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Harry Markowicz donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2017-10-18 12:45:45
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