Overview
- Description
- The papers contain certificates, work permits, identification cards, receipts, postcards, photographs, and other documents related to Joseph Taler, originally of Rozwadów, Poland, including his survival during the Holocaust living under the false identity of Józef Skwarczyński and his life after the end of World War II.
- Date
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inclusive:
1914-1954
- Collection Creator
- Joseph Taler
- Biography
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Joseph Taler (1923-2012) was born on 10 January 1923 in Rozwadów, Poland to Abraham (1897-1955) and Zosia (b. 1904) Thaler. Abraham was a lawyer and Zosia was a pharmacist. During the Holocaust the Talers all lived under false identities with forged identification documents supplied by the Polish Christian Resistance. Joseph continued to work under the name Józef Skwarczyński. His father hid under the name Stanisław Wójcicki and his mother under the name Stanisława Barańska. They each lived in separate locations while under occupation. After the war, Joseph studied medicine in Poland and Marburg, Germany. While in Marburg he married his girlfriend Bronisława Frenkiel (1924-2017) in 1948. Their son George was born in 1949. The family immigrated to the United States in 1950 and settled in Maryland. Joseph's parents immigrated to Canada in 1951.
Physical Details
- Extent
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2 folders
- 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
- Topical Term
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland. False certification. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- Geographic Name
- Canada--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Taler, Joseph, 1923- Thaler, Abraham. Thaler, Zofia. Kotodziej family.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Joseph Taler donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:42:15
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516506
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