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Michael Kishel memoir

Document | RG Number: RG-02.066.01

Contains information about Michael Kichel's (Meilech Kisielnicki) escape from deportations in Kałuszyn (Kalushin), Poland; his life in hiding in Warsaw, Poland; his escape from a deportation from the Warsaw ghetto; his internment in Majdanek and subsequent internment at Auschwitz-Birkenau; his experiences working in the Birkenau camp; his transport to the Lagischa camp near Sosnowiec, Poland; his stay at the Bunawerke (I. G. Farben complex); and his participation in a death march.

Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Michael Kishel
Biography
Michael Kishel, an author and survivor of several camps including Auschwitz, was born in Kaluszyn (Kalushin), Poland.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Mr. Kishel's account of his own Holocaust experiences was written in 1982, and typed in 1983; this donation includes the original typescript. Susan Bachrach of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum I.D. Project sent the memoir to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Oct. 1992 and Mr. Kishel signed a donor agreement on 8 Nov. 1992.

Rights and 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).

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:06:45
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Contains information about the German seizure of Kałuszyn, Poland; the establishment of the Kałuszyn Judenrat in November 1939 by Mayor Bumiszcz Plywaczewsky; confiscation of Jewish property in Kałuszyn; general mistreatment of the Jews of Kałuszyn; the special work of Mojsze Kisielnicki as a member of the Kałuszyn Judenrat; disease in the ghetto; and deportation of Kałuszyn Jews to Warsaw; Also included are the names of several Kałuszyn Judenrat officials.

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