Overview
- Description
- The photograph depicts Israel and Rachel Stroh standing in front of Beth Hamidrash in Sedziszów, Poland. Beth Hamidrash was burned along with Jewish occupants on Rosh Hashanah in 1939.
- Date
-
creation:
1939
- Collection Creator
- Israel Stroh
- Biography
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Israel Elias (Isser) Stroh (also spelled Shtrow or Strauch, 18 August 1878 - September 1939) was born in Poland to Leisor Wolf Stroh (born before 1864 - ?) and Roza (Rajza) Stroh and had two brothers and one sister: Chanine Stroh (Chanyna Sucher, 1888-1942), Abram Stroh (1887-1941), and Rachela Pesha Stroh (1869 - 1940s). Israel married Rachel Haker and had eight children: Anshel (Haim Enshel, 1904-1941), Romek Avraham (1907-1939), Estera (later Malka, 1909-2014), Herman Hersz (1911-1939), Frieda (1915-?), Jozef (1915-1996, later Shtar), Bronia (Brunia, 1920-?) and Leda. Isser, along with is three sons Anschel, Romek, and Herman, were killed on Rosh Hashana 1939 along with 40 other members of the town. Much of the Stroh family lived in Leżajsk, Wola Zarczycka, and Mielec, Poland, but little is known about the fate of each family member.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Synagogues--Poland. Jews--Poland--Sędziszów.
- Geographic Name
- Sędziszów (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Stroh, Israel. Stroh, Rachel.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Harry Langsam donated the photograph to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:42:16
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