Overview
- Description
- Contains information about Polish history, life in the Warsaw ghetto, the assistance to Jews by non-Jews in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust, and assistance to Jews in escaping from the Warsaw ghetto.
- Collection Creator
- Bernard C. Swierczynski
- Biography
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Bernard Conrad Swierczynski is a Polish gentile who lived in Warsaw, Poland, during World War II. He was successful in giving aid to many Jews in the Warsaw ghetto. He has been recognized by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among Nations and was made an honorary citizen of Israel in Apr 1991.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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3 microfiche.
- Extent
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2 folders
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
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Escapes. Jews--Poland. Guerrillas--Poland. Hiding places--Poland. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Białystok. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. Righteous Gentiles
- Personal Name
- Swierczynski, Bernard Conrad.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Bernard C. Swierczynski
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- "Smuggle worth the life" was completed by Bernard Conrad Swierczynski ca. 1989. It was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Mar 1992 via Jeffrey Burt.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-07 10:35:33
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507309
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