Hadassah Rosensaft photograph collection
The papers consist of one photograph of Benjamin Bimko-Preizerowicz, son of Hadassah Bimko-Rosensaft [donor] and Josef Preizerowicz, who was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, on December 3, 1937 and died at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 4, 1943. The papers also include a photograph of a group of Jewish men with raised hands that was taken in Będzin, Poland, in September 1939.
- Date
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1937-1943
- Genre/Form
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Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:07:10
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