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Lewin family papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.550.1

Overview

Description: The papers consist of documents, identification cards, and photographs relating to the Lewin family and their experiences in Luxembourg during the Holocaust.
Date: 1931-1957
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Max and Rose Rozga
Collection Creator: Lewin family
Biography: Jake (Jacob) Lewin was born on May 25, 1922, in München-Gladbach (Gladbach-Rheydt), Germany, to Oscar and Selma Ordinans. He worked as a confectioner. During World War II, he was interned in concentration camps in Germany and Austria, including Ebensee, from Nov. 10, 1942, to May 6, 1945. After the war, he moved to Luxembourg.

Oscar Lewin was born to Asher and Malke Tchekoschinsky on May 13, 1888, in Warsaw, Poland. He married Selma Ordinans and worked as a confectioner. During World War II, he was interned in concentration camps in Germany and Austria from Nov. 10, 1942, to May 6, 1945. After the war, he moved to Luxembourg.

Selma Lewin (b. Ordinans) was born to Henri and Cecile Blawatz of Łódź, Poland, on June 24, 1892, in Poddabie, Poland. She married Nuchen Mendel Lewin. She died on Jan. 28, 1948, in Luxembourg

Physical Details

Language: French German Polish English
Genre/Form: Correspondence. Certificates. Safe-conducts. Green cards. Identification cards.
Extent: 1 folder
1 oversize box

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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: Jews--Luxembourg--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Luxembourg. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--France.
Geographic Name: Luxembourg--History--German occupation, 1940-1944.
Personal Name: Rozga, Rose Lewin. Lewin, Oscar. Lewin, Jacques. Lewin, Selma. Baran, Regina. Lewin family.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Max Rozga donated the Lewin family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004. Max Rozga is the son of Rose Lewin Rozga.

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