Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a photograph and 3 theater programs. The photograph shows Charles Kotkowsky playing the role of Adolf Hitler in a theater production entitled "Hitler's Last Night." The programs include one for the Leuca Dramatic Group presentation of "Hitler's Last Night," written and produced by Charles Kotkowsky; and two for the Leuca Dramatic Group presentation of "Tovia, the Milkman," by Shalom Aleichem, one in English and one in Yiddish.
- Collection Creator
- Charles Kotkowsky
- Biography
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Charles Kotkowsky is a native of Piotrków, Poland. He participated in underground resistance while living in the Piotrków ghetto and was a victim of slave labor there. He was deported to Buchenwald and later transferred to Flossenbürg. He managed to escape his German captors during a railroad transport through Czechoslovakia.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Theater programs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is in the order in which received
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
- Theatrical productions.
- Personal Name
- Kotkowsky, Charles. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Charles Kotkowsky.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-24 11:57:35
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