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Rachel Ejber Birnbaum photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2004.416

The Rachel Ejber Birnbaum photographs document her Ejber and Rajs relatives of Włodawa, Poland in the Włodawa ghetto in 1942 and after returning home in 1945. Individuals depicted include Rachel and Isaac Ejber and Jacob, Ester, Sheindel, Hana, Gedale, and Isaac Rajs. The collection also includes an image of the Włodawa synagogue being used as a granary by the German authorities during World War II.

Date
inclusive:  circa 1940-1945
Language
Polish
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Rachel E. Birnbaum
Biography
Rachel Birnbaum (1926-2013) was born Rachel Ejber in Włodawa, Poland on July 11, 1925. During the Holocaust she survived the Włodawa ghetto and was deported to the Sobibor killing center. Shortly after arriving at Sobibor, she managed to escape into the woods and be hidden by a Polish peasant family. Her cousin Sruel Bajtelman (1923-1945) was a Jewish resistance fighter who survived the Włodawa ghetto but was murdered by Poles soon after returning home in 1945. Rachel’s relatives Isaac Ejber and Jacob Rajs were resistance fighters who were killed by the Germans in Adampol. Her relative Ester Rajs perished in Sobibor.
System of Arrangement
The Rachel Ejber Birnbaum photographs are arranged as a single file.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Rachel Ejber Birnbaum donated the Rachel Ejber Birnbaum photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-04-21 12:52:24
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