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David Wittner papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.165

The papers consist of 18 photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp upon liberation; an envelope with "Please! Do Not Open" written on it, Nuremberg, Germany, c.1945; a note regarding Abraham Wiener, David Wittner's mother-in-law's nephew, written by David Wittner during his meeting with Robert Rensch, a survivor of Buchenwald, in Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1945; a letter written in Yiddish to Fannie Eagle Polkes from Abraham Wiener; a foreign money order receipt issued to Nathan Eagle for ten dollars to be sent to Abraham Weiner, July 1939; and Yiddish newspaper clippings from June 24, 1939, which include Abraham Weiner's advertisement looking for relatives in the United States.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1945
Language
Yiddish
English
Genre/Form
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters.
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
David Wittner
Biography
David Wittner was investigating the fate of his mother-in-law's nephew, Abraham Weiner, who was imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp when he met Robert Rensch, a former prisoner in Buchenwald, who worked at the city hall in Nuremberg, Germany. Wittner found out that Abraham Weiner had died at Buchenwald of typhus on May 4 or 5, 1945.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Twenty of the items were given to David Wittner, an American soldier in World War II, by Robert Rensch, a survivor of Buchenwald concentration camp, in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945. The newspaper clippings were found in Fannie Eagle Polkes's house. The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by David Wittner in 1992.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
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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: 2023-09-13 11:57:44
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