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The history of my persecution during the Holocaust

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0306 | RG Number: RG-02.188

Overview

Description: Stella Kane (née Szajndla Koniecpolski) describes the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland; fates of family members; deportation to the concentration camps of Majdanek, Hasag-Skarzysko, and Czestochowa; and her liberation and immigration to the United States in 1954.
Collection Creator: Stella Kane

Physical Details

Extent: 1 folder

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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).

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw. Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
Geographic Name: Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
Personal Name: Kane, Stella.
Corporate Name: Czestochowa (Concentration camp) Majdanek (Concentration camp) Skarżysko-Kamienna (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: In 1994, Stella Kane donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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