Overview
- Description
- A collection of 83 photographs relating to the experiences of Abraham (Avram) Getman and his family during the period immediately following the Holocaust. The collection includes images of refugee camps in St. Marein and Admont in Austria and images of the donor's emigration from Austria to Israel in 1948.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1946-circa 1948
- Collection Creator
- Abraham Getman
- Biography
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Abraham Getman (1926-2011) was born in Luboml, Poland on 21 July, 1926, to parents Shmuel (1889-1941) and Miriam (née Zuckerman, 1895-1942?) Hetman (the family surname later changed to Getman under Russian occupation). He had four brothers, Yakov (b. 1916-1973), Moshe (b. 1922-1941), Chaim (b. 1924-41?), and Leibel (b. 1930-1944?), and a sister, Fayga (b. 1920-1942?). In the course of the German occupation of Luboml many members of the Hetman family were killed. Abraham, having escaped from the Luboml ghetto in 1942, survived in hiding before finding himself interned in the Murafa ghetto in Transnistria. He was liberated there by the Soviet Army in March 1944. By summer 1946 Abraham had arrived in Austria where he lived as a displaced person, first in the DP camp of St. Marien, and later in Admont. By 1948 Abraham had moved to Israel where he served in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). In Palestine Abraham reunited with his eldest brother, Yakov, who had left Poland in the mid 1930s. Abraham and Yakov were the only members of their immediate family to survive the Holocaust.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- This collection is arranged as a single series.
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
- Jewish refugees--Austria. Refugee camps--Austria.
- Personal Name
- Getman, Abraham.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Abraham Getman.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:09:04
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514815
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