Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Eli Oliff (born Eliasz Olewnik), originally of Żuromin, Poland. Included are two photographs depicting Eli in his concentration camp uniform after liberation at Buchenwald, a letter with envelope written by Eli in the Garmisch Partenkirchen DP camp to his relative Joseph Olev in Chicago, Illinois.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Collection Creator
- Eli Oliff
- Biography
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Eli Oliff (1930-2011) was born Eliasz Olewnik in Żuromin, Poland to Basia Karniscyn and Israel Olewnik. He had two siblings: Elimelach and Rochela. His father served in the Polish Army during World War I and was a businessman. In November 1942 Eli and his family were deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the Auschwitz concentration camp. As the Soviet Red Army approached the camp in January 1945, Eli was sent on a death march and ultimately ended up in Buchenwald. After liberation he went to the Landsberg displaced persons camp. He immigrated to the United States in June 1949 aboard the SS Marine Jumper. Eli’s entire immediate family perished at Auschwitz.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series.
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
- Oliff, Eli.
- Corporate Name
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Eli Oliff in 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:13:08
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516356
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