Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of a pre-printed form with Oskar Schindler letterhead from Oskar Schindler's factory in Kraków, Poland, and a letter stating that Samuel Stimler was in Brünnlitz concentration camp in Brnenec, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
- Date
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1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Stimler
- Collection Creator
- Samuel Stimler
- Biography
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Samuel Stimler was born in 1923, in a town 70-80 miles east of Kraków, Poland. After the Nazi invasion, he spent time in a ghetto and in a few small labor camps. Samuel Stimler spent time in Pustkow, Plaszów, Gross Rosen, and Brünnlitz before being liberated by the Russians in 1945. After liberation, he traveled to Prague, Czechoslovakia, and Foehrenwald, a displaced persons camp in Germany, before journeying to Antwerp, Belgium, and eventually emigrating to the United States.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- 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
- Personal Name
- Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974. Stimler, Samuel.
- Corporate Name
- Brünnlitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Samuel Stimler in 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-01-22 11:50:21
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