Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir, translated from the original French into Spanish and English, entitled "In Memory of a Great Man," written by Dr. Boleslaw Ratniewski. Dr Ratniewski, originally of Poland, received a medical degree in France in 1930. He was mobilized into the Polish Army after the German invasion in 1939. In 1941, he was captured by the German Army, escaped from a POW camp, and joined the resistance. Dr. Rainiewski joined the Russian army in 1943, and was transferred to the Polish army in 1944. After the war, he resumed work in a hospital in Poland until his immigration to Mexico in 1947.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jacqueline Gribens donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 26, 2004. Photocopies of supplemental documents are housed in the donor file.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-08 13:31:52
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