Overview
- Description
- Record group 302. Consists of memoirs of Jews written during the German occupation of Poland, 1939-1945, and deposited in the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. In addition to memoirs by Jews, there are some written by Poles who witnessed atrocities. There are 5 DVD-Roms plus 2 duplicate sets of those 5 DVD-Roms, and in addition 1 DVD entitled "A Missing Diary."
- Alternate Title
- Memoirs of Jews
- Date
-
inclusive:
1939-1945
- Reference
- Published inventory: Inwentarz zbioru "Pamiętniki żydów" 1939-1945. Archiwum Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego ; [opracował zespół pod redakcją Apolonii Umińskiej ... et al.]. D810.J4 A69341 1994.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Diaries. Testimonies.
- Extent
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322 digital files : PDF ; 1.28 GB.
42 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
11 DVDs.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Publication or copying of more than several documents for a third party requires the permission of the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny imienia Emanuela Ringelbluma.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives. Jews--Poland-History--Personal narratives. Polish people--Nazi persecution--Personal narratives. Jewish ghettos--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--German occupation,1939-1945.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- From the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Syg. 302. Jewish victims and Polish witnesses to atrocities during the German occupation of Poland deposited the memoirs at ŻIH from 1939 to 1945. ŻIH filmed the memoirs for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in June 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:06:57
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