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Rosenzweig family papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2012.399.1

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Overview

Description: The collection consists of post-war documents relating to the family of Naftali and Paya Rosenzweig while they were living in the Landsberg am Lech displaced persons camp between 1949-1951. Included are immunization cards for Naftali, Paja, and their children Israel, Chana and Srulik as well as birth, marriage, and ORT certificates from the camp and naturalization certificates for Naftali and Paja after their immigration to the United States.
Date: inclusive: 1949-1957
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anna Crane
Collection Creator: Paya Rosenzweig
Biography: Paya Rosenzweig (Paja, née Cwilich b. 1914) was born in Tyszowce, Poland to Mandel and Chana Cwilich. During the war Paya fled Poland to Siberia taking Russian passports. At some point, Paya ran into the forest and was one of 17 who survived and was sent to forced labor in Siberia doing maple sapping. After the war, in 1947, Paya married Naftali Rosenzweig (b. 1911) who was born in Zamosc, Poland to Israel and Jochewet Rosenzweig and worked as a joiner. They lived in the Landsberg am Lech displaced persons camp and had three children: Israel (b. March 14, 1948), Srulik (b. May 11, 1949), and Chana (b. February 17, 1951). In 1951 the family immigrated to the United States.

Physical Details

Language: English German
Extent: 1 folder

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

Topical Term: Holocaust survivors--Poland. Jews--Poland.
Geographic Name: United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
Personal Name: Rosenzweig, Naftali. Rosenzweig, Paja. Rosenzweig, Chana. Rosenzweig, Srulik.
Corporate Name: Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp) World ORT Union

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Anna Crane donated her family's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.

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