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Photograph of Leon Felhendler

Document | Accession Number: 2003.347.1

The copy print is from an original photograph created in 1933 and depicts Leon Felhendler, Nicholas N. Kittrie's uncle.

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Date: creation: 1933
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder

Document Creator: Leon Felhendler
Biography: Leon Felhendler, the son of a rabbi from Zólkiewka, Poland, was a leader in the prisoner revolt at Sobibor concentration camp in October 1943. He and about 300 other prisoners at Sobibor escaped after staging an armed uprising at the camp. Felhendler successfully evaded Nazi pursuers after his escape from Sobibor, but was killed in 1945 by Polish Army troops.
Topical Term: Sobibór (Concentration camp)--Uprising, 1943.
Personal Name: Felhendler, Leon, 1910-1945.
Corporate Name: Sobibór (Concentration camp)
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Nicholas N. Kittrie.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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.
: Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:07:01
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