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Borowski family papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.62.1

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Overview

Description: The collection includes correspondence, type-written copies, concerning the plight of Szloma Borowski, his wife, Janet and daughter Helen who survived the Holocaust in Poland and Lithuania. Included are letters exchanged between Maurice Borofsky, Senator Leverett Saltonstall, US Polish ambassador Arthur Bliss, and diplomats Edmund Dorsz, Reginal Kazanjian and G. J. Haering. The letters discuss efforts to get the Borowski family out of the displaced persons camp in Walbrzych, Poland and date between 1946 and 1947. Also included is a translation of Janet’s account of fleeing Nazi-occupied Poland in 1939 to Lithuania and in 1941, fleeing Nazi-occupation again and going into hiding, giving birth in hiding, and having her child taken until liberation.
Date: inclusive: 1946-1953
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Charlotte Lastnik

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Correspondence. Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

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: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
Personal Name: Borowski, Szloma. Borowski, Janet. Borowski, Helen.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ms. Charlotte Lastnik

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:40:22
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