Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of documents and letters relating to Dr. David Jakubowski's time in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, where he was a physician before and during the uprising and also relating to his time of medical service with several refugee aid agencies after World War II.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1940-1949
- Collection Creator
- David Jakubowski
- Biography
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Dr. David Jakubowski was arrested in 1939 and taken as a prisoner of war. He was released then sent to Kutno and Łódź, Poland, and Stillberg, Germany. In 1940 he was incarcerated in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, where he worked during and after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. There he worked as a physician for the Jüdenrat's Department of Sanitation and hygiene. He organized the first aid station on the "Umschlagplatz." In total, he was incarcerated in five concentration camps. His mother, father, and sister were killed by gassing in a van in the ghetto in Kutno, Poland.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Correspondence.
- Extent
-
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
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Medical care. Jewish physicians--Poland--Warsaw. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw.
- Geographic Name
- Warsaw (Poland) Łódź (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Jakubowski, David.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Dr. David Jakubowski.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-06 08:55:59
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