Overview
- Description
- Contains handwritten and typed poems and texts by Isaac Schlomkowitz, primarily in Yiddish with some in English. The documents have themes of remembrance, forgiveness, and one survivor's attitude toward Germany, Germans, and German unification. Several were written as speeches for Holocaust commemoration events.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1959-1984
- Collection Creator
- Isaac Schlomkowitz
- Biography
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Isaac Schlomkowitz was born into a Zionist family in Łódź, Poland in September 1917. The family immigrated to Palestine in 1922 but returned to Łódź in 1930. While in the ghetto, Schlomkowitz joined the Zionist Party. He was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 and was later moved to Dachau concentration camp where he was liberated in 1945. After liberation he was involved in an illegal emigration movement to Palestine. He immigrated to the United States in 1948.
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The documents are not arranged.
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
- Zionism. Poetry. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź.
- Personal Name
- Schlomkowitz, Isaac.
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Isaac Schlomkowitz donated the poems and other materials to the Archives in 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-03 17:57:37
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503694
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