Overview
- Description
- The collection includes 18 photographs of Buchenwald and its prisoners, including a photograph identifying Abraham Weiner, that Robert Rensch gave to David Wittner, an American soldier and relative of Weiner's, after the war. The photographs are accompanied by a note Wittner made about Weiner’s death at Buchenwald based on information from Rensch. The collection also includes a letter in Yiddish from Abraham Weiner to Fannie Eagle Polkes, a money order from Nathan Eagle for the benefit of Abraham Weiner, and clippings from Yiddish newspapers, including an advertisement that Abraham Weiner was searching for relatives, found in the home of Fannie Eagle Polkes.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1945
- Collection Creator
- David Wittner
- Biography
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David Wittner (1919-2006) was born in New York City and served with the 328th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Infantry Division during World War II. He was married to Florence Cohen Wittner, daughter of Isaac Cohen and Rebecca Mardenfeld Cohen. While stationed in Linz during the war, Wittner visited Nuremberg in an effort to locate Rebecca Cohen’s nephew, Abraham Weiner (1905-1945). He found Robert Rensch, a fellow inmate of Weiner’s at Buchenwald, who informed Wittner that Weiner died of typhus at Buchenwald on May 4 or 5, 1945, shortly after liberation, and was given a Jewish burial.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
1 oversize folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is not arranged.
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
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany. Holocaust survivors--Germany. Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945. Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950. Barracks--Germany--1940-1950. Crematoriums--Germany--1940-1950. Guardhouses--Germany--1940-1950.
- Personal Name
- Weiner, Abraham. Rensch, Robert.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- David Wittner donated his collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-09-20 12:17:51
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515779
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