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Peter Gersh testimony

Document | Accession Number: 1993.A.0042 | RG Number: RG-02.076.01

Contains information about Peter Gersh's (Pinchas Gerszonowicz) boyhood in Poland; his impression of antisemitism among the Poles; German invasion of Poland; German occupation of Poland; work for the Luftwaffe at an airbase; life in a concentration camp; escape from a death march; search for relatives after World War II; and emigration to the United States.

Date
1985
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Peter Gersh
Biography
Peter Gersh (formerly Pinchas Gerszonowicz), a Polish Jew and survivor, was born in Miechów, Poland, on Jan. 21, 1921.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Peter Gersh
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Peter Gersh wrote his memoir ca. 1985. He sent the memoir (all pages appear to be original typescript) apparently to Susan Bachrach, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum I.D. Project, in 1992, and that department forwarded the memoir on to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Sept. 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).

 
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