Overview
- Description
- Letter, written by Zofia (Zosia) Cygielsztrajch (donor's sister) in February 1943, at age nineteen, while she was in hiding in Warsaw. The letter describes living conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto, her escape of Warsaw Ghetto, and her experiences in hiding.
- Date
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1943 February
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mieczyslaw Cegielski
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Warsaw (Poland).
- Personal Name
- Cygielsztrajch, Zofia.
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 1991 by Dr. Mieczyslaw Cegielski
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- 2023-02-24 12:52:19
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Contains materials related to the experiences of the Cygielsztrajch family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Zofia (Zosia) Cygielsztrajch photograph
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Stamped school identification photograph of Zofia (Zosia) Cygielsztrajch, at age thirteen. Image created 1938.
Mieczyslaw Cegielski papers
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The papers consist of letters from Zofia Cygielsztrajch to her brother Mieczyslaw Cegielski during her stay in a military hospital in Lublin, Poland.
Mieczyslaw Cegielski photograph collection
Document
The collection consists of a photograph of Aleksander Stasiak as a young man and a photograph of Gustawa (Gitla) Braun Cygielsztrajach donor's mother at age 26 taken around 1918. Aleksander Stasiak was a neighbor of the Cygielsztrajach family and hid the donor's sister, Zosia, during World War II. Gustawa Cygielsztrajach died in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, in December 1941 at the age of 49.
"Difficult years"
Document
"Difficult years" contains information about the occupation of Warsaw and Poland by the Germans and the effect that this occupation had on the family of Mitch (Mieczysław) Cegielski's family. One draft chapter of of "Difficult years" relates to Cegielski's sister, Zosia, and includes authenticated photocopies of medical records relating to Zosia's stay in a military hospital.
Mara Cygielstrejch reminiscences
Document
Contains information about the early life of Mara Cygielstrejch in Lvov (L'viv), Poland, her flight to the Soviet Union, and her eventual emigration to Israel.
