Overview
- Description
- Historical fiction narrative describing the experiences of William Eisen (Wolf Ajzowicz) including the public humiliation of Polish Jews by Germans; death of family members; his internment in a ghetto and many concentration camps including Skarżysko-Kamienna, Rakow, the Miechow ghetto, Krakow-Płaszów, and Buchenwald; a death march; his reunion with his sister and a cousin; the displaced persons camps of Judenburg, Austria, and Landsberg am Lech, Germany; and his immigration to the United States. Note: this work of fiction contains some inaccuracies (i.e. gas chambers are said to have been used to kill prisoners in Buchenwald; homosexuals are said to have worn green triangles; soap is said to have been made from the fat of Jews; an evacuation hospital is called a MASH Unit; etc.).
- Date
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creation:
1985
- Collection Creator
- Wolf Ajzowicz
- Biography
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Wolf Ajzowicz (1932-1990) wrote the narrative after having read about William Eisen.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland. Death marches. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Miechow. Jews--Poland--History--20th century. Refugee camps.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Ajzowicz, Wolf.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Wolf Ajzowicz's daughter, Annette, donated the narrative to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:05
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504363
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