Alicia Fajnsztejn Weinsberg collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Consists of a purse owned by the donor's aunt and kept by Alicia Weinsberg in hiding; a Russian affidavit for Jakob Fajnsztejn (the donor's grandfather); seven postcards from the Warsaw ghetto; one letter and envelope from the ghetto; one Red Cross letter from the ghetto; two identity cards; three false birth certificates; and one letter from the American Consul General in Sweden. Also includes other materials concerning the wartime experiences of the donor's family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Alicia Fajnsztejn Weinsberg in 2002. Accretions may have been added to this collection.