Overview
- Description
- Contains seven photographs of Knopf family members dating from 1931 to 1973. Included in the collection are images of Brana Rachel Knopf, Cypora Jedwab, Mendel Nachum Knopf, Abraham Knopf, Dorka Knopf, and Simon Knopf. Also contains a photograph of a Torah scroll on exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York, N.Y. The photograph is dated 1978.
- Date
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inclusive:
1931-1978
- Collection Creator
- Mordka Knopf
- Biography
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Mordka Knopf (1921-2011) was born on August 5, 1921 in Zdunska Wola, Poland to Mendel Nachum Knopf and Brana Rachel Knopf (nee Russak). Mordka had two brothers, Abraham and Simon Knopf, and a sister, Dorka (Dora) Knopf. Mordka survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States. He married Gertrude Knopf and they had a son, Fred Knopf. Mordka Knopf died on June 18, 2011.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Mordka Knopf photograph collection is arranged in chronological order.
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
- Families. Children. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews--Poland. Holocaust survivors. Holocaust victims.
- Geographic Name
- Poland.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Mordka Knopf donated the Mordka Knopf photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:21
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506422
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