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Janina Spinner Mehlberg testimony

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0078 | RG Number: RG-02.053

Consists of a copy of a testimony by Janina Spinner Mehlberg. The testimony describes the experiences of Mehlberg and her husband as refugees in hiding in Lublin, Poland, during the Holocaust and their involvement with an underground movement to assist the prisoners of Majdanek concentration camp.

Extent
2 folders

About This Document

Document Creator
Janina S. Mehlberg
Biography
Janina Spinner Mehlberg was born in Galicia, Poland, on 1 May 1915. As the Germans invaded Poland, she and her husband fled eastward from Lwów (now Lʹviv, Ukraine) to Lublin, Poland, where they hid in the home of a Christian woman. The Mehlbergs became involved in an underground movement to supply the prisoners of Majdanek concentration camp with extra food and medicine. She and her husband survived the Holocaust and emigrated to the United States. Janina Mehlberg died in May 1969.

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Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of this testimony from an unknown donor in 1992. In 2003, the Museum received a revised copy of the memoir from Arthur Layton Funk on behalf of Ms. Mehlberg's stepdaughters. The copy is located at 2003.333.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
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