Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Collection Creator
- Janina S. Mehlberg
- Biography
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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.
Physical Details
- Extent
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2 folders
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
- Catholics. Christianity and other religions--Judaism. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Hiding places--Poland. Judaism--Relations--Christianity. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Lʹviv (Ukraine) Lublin (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Mehlberg, Janina Spinner. Mehlberg, Henry.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 12:29:56
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