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Maksymilian Wolfsthal collection

Document | Accession Number: 1992.129

Consists of a memoir by Maksymilian Wolfsthal about his experiences in the ghetto in Lʹvov, Poland (now Lʹviv, Ukraine) and in Janowska, his deportation to Bergen-Belsen in 1943, and life in Bergen-Belsen. He began the diaries on October 3, 1945 after his emigration to Belgium. The memoir is in two volumes, with volume one covering June 21, 1941--September 1942, and volume two covering October 1942 until his liberation from Bergen-Belsen.

Date
inclusive:  1945-1952
Language
Polish
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Personal Narratives.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Maksymilian Wolfsthal
Biography
Maksymilian Wolfsthal was born in Sambor, Poland (now Sambir, Ukraine), on Nov. 2, 1902, and died in New York, N.Y., on Mar. 11, 1990. He lived in Przemyśl, Poland, and studied law in Lʹvov, Poland (now Lʹviv, Ukraine). He lived in Lʹvov from 1941 to 1943. He lost his first wife in the Lʹvov ghetto and married a widowed woman with two children. They were deported to Bergen-Belsen. Maksymilian was liberated by the British Army on Apr. 3, 1945. He lived in Belgium from 1945 to 1952 when he emigrated to the United States.

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Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Zahawa Wolfsthal donated her husband's diaries to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
Funding Note
The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

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: 2023-02-24 14:11:37
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