Overview
- Description
- Consists of the typescript memoir entitled "The Life of Alexander Perlberger, Shortly Before and Shortly After the Second World War" written by his widow, Mina Perlberger. The memoir describes the life of Mr. Perlberger from adolescence until his death. She includes information about Perlberger's imprisonment in concentration camps in Poland, his experiences during Kristallnacht, his enlistment in the Red Army, and his emigration to the United States.
- Date
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creation:
1985
- Collection Creator
- Mina Perlberger
- Biography
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Mina Perlberger was born Chana Malka Glücksman on Dec. 25, 1918, in Tyczyn, Poland. She was one of four children in a family of two daughters and two sons in a strict Hasidic Jewish family. Her parents owned and operated a small grocery. Her family was in the middle of moving to Kraków, Poland, in 1939 when the Germans invaded. Mina and her family were assigned to forced labor outside of Tyczyn. Mina also worked as a black market trader until 1942 when her family's home was seized by the Gestapo. She and her family were forced into the ghetto in Rzeszow, Poland. Her parents were deported to Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland, later that year. Mina and her younger sister were able to escape the ghetto and were sheltered by a Polish farmer who demanded payment in exchange. Mina and her sister were sequestered in an underground bunker by day and were moved to a stable by night. They were hidden for a total of nearly 21 months. Mina and her sister were liberated in 1944 when they heard of the Soviet Army's arrival in the area. Mina met her future husband, a Soviet Jew, in Blazowa, Poland. They married and were brought into Austria after World War II with the aid of a Jewish organization.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Escapes. Jews--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. Emigration and immigration. Refugees. Refugee camps. Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Geographic Name
- Kraków (Poland) Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- "The life of Alexander Perlberger .." was written by Mina Perlberger ca. 1985 and donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Aug. 1991 via Linda Kuzmack, then of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Department.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 08:12:49
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Also in Mina Perlberger collection
Contains materials donated by Mina Perlberger documenting her experiences and the experiences of her husband, Alexander Perlberger, during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Mina Perlberger papers
Document
Includes a typescript of "Buried Alive: A Diary" written by Mina Glücksman Perlberger in 1984. "Buried Alive" describes Perlberger's experiences as a young Polish Jew in hiding during the Holocaust. Also includes a compilation of eight poems by Perlberger relating to her Holocaust experiences and a list of family members deported and/or murdered during the Holocaust.
