Overview
- Description
- Collection of photographs depicting the Cymberknopf family before the war in Bedzin, Poland as well as photographs taken during the war or given during the war in the Bedzin ghetto. Includes an essay written by Rosa Cymberknopf (donor) in which she describes her feelings of desperation because of death of loved ones; a letter from Rosa to her friend Basia in Palestine asking for her assistance in finding her brother Majer Cymberknopf; a letter from Paul Herz in Amsterdam to Ruschka, whom he had met in the camps. Rosa Cymberknopf Plawner, daughter of Berek and Hana Rifka, born on November 3, 1922 in Bedzin, Poland, survived Bedzin ghetto, Bobrek slave labor camp, and the Blechhammer concentration camp.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rosa Plawner
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives. Letters. Photographs.
- 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
- 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
- Geographic Name
- Bedzin (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ms. Rosa Plawner
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:27
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50920
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