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Gertrude Jorisch papers

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    Overview

    Description
    The Gertrude Jorisch papers consist of a partial list of victims from Skałat, Poland (now Скалат, Ukraine); Gertrude Jorisch’s 13 page memoir about her prewar life in Skałat, the deportation of her family to Belzec, her time in the Skałat ghetto and labor camp and hiding in the forest, and postwar antisemitism in Skalat; and photographs of herself, her father, her husband, and other Holocaust survivors at the displaced persons camp at Deggendorf.
    Date
    inclusive:  circa 1945-2007
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gertrude Jorisch
    Collection Creator
    Gertrude Jorisch
    Biography
    Gertrude (Gussie) Jorisch (1923- ) was born Gusta Wechsler in Skałat, Poland (now Skalat, Ukraine) to Joseph and Pepa Wechsler. In October 1942, most of her family was rounded up, deported to Belzec and killed. Gertrude escaped deportation by hiding in a closet. She was forced into the Skałat ghetto and ended up in the Skałat labor camp with her boyfriend, Martin Jorisch, and her father. They escaped the labor camp and survived in the forest until liberation. Gertrude and Martin were married in Skałat and hitchhiked to the displaced persons camp at Deggendorf with Joseph, who later moved to Canada. The couple had their first child, Henry, at Deggendorf and immigrated to the United States in 1949.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English Hebrew
    Genre/Form
    Photographs.
    Extent
    3 folders
    System of Arrangement
    The photographs and a memoir papers are arranged as a single series: Gertrude Jorisch papers, approximately 1945-2007.

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    Gertrude Jorisch retains copyright over the memoir. Other material 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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Gertrude Jorisch donated the Gertrude Jorisch papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 and 2007. The accession formerly cataloged as 2007.75 has been incorporated into this collection.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Primary Number
    2000.529.1
    Record last modified:
    2023-03-30 15:12:14
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