Overview
- Description
- Consists of one article entitled "The Three Lives of the Polish War Hero; Emile H. Szlechter," written by his stepson, Reinhold Beuer-Tajovsky. The article describes Szlechter's life as a lawyer in Lwów, fighting in the Polish Army immediately after the German invasion in 1939, and having to flee to Romania, leaving his wife and daughters, to avoid capture. From Romania, he made his way to France and joined the Free Polish Army, spending the war as a member of the French resistance group in the Toulouse-Haute Garonne region. After the war, he discovered his family had perished and married H.V. Beuer. Szlechter became a law professor at the University of Toulouse and later, was named Director of Sumerian Studies at Sorbonne University.
- Date
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inclusive:
2012-2012
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Reinhold Beuer-Tajovsky
- Collection Creator
- Reinhold Beuer-Tajovsky
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).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Reinhold Beuer-Tajovsky
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Toulouse. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Toulouse. France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Geographic Name
- L'viv (Ukraine)
- Personal Name
- Szlechter, Emile.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Reinhold Beuer-Tajovsky donated a copy of his article about his stepfather to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50905
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