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Salomon and Lisa Kawenoki papers

Document | Accession Number: 2003.245.1

The papers consist of three postcards written by Salomon and Lisa Kawenoki in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, to their relatives in the United States and Lithuania.

Date
inclusive:  1940-1941
Language
German
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Salomon Kawenoki
Biography
Salomon Kawenoki died in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, in 1940. Lisa Kawenoki and her daughter, Sala, were deported to Auschwitz. Lisa Kawenoki perished in Auschwitz in August 1944. Sala Kawenoki was transferred to Ravensbrück concentration camp, and on April 25, 1945, she was released through the efforts of Count Folke Bernadotte and the Swedish Red Cross. After her release, she went to Sweden and from there immigrated to the United States in March 1946.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Sally Grubman-Lifschitz.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:06:38
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