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Maks Astrinsky collection

Document | Accession Number: 1998.A.0302

The Maks Astrinsky collection consists of correspondence, letters, and one picture postcard pertaining to Maks Astrinsky, a partisan who hid in the forests of Poland and witnessed the massacre of Jews and the burning of homes by the Germans in Slonim and other towns.

Date
inclusive:  circa 1920-1947
bulk:  circa 1936-1947
Language
Yiddish
Russian
Ukrainian
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Correspondence.
Extent
2 folders

About This Document

System of Arrangement
The Maks Astrinsky collection is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Geographic Name
Poland.
Personal Name
Astrinsky, Maks.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Muriel Leavitt donated the Maks Astrinsky collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 1998. Muriel Leavitt is a cousin of Maks Astrinsky.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-23 10:40:33
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