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Izak Sznaper photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 1998.4

The collection consists of a photograph of the Izak Sznaper’s parents Abraham and Basia (née Bleiweiss) Sznaper and four of their 8 children; a photograph of Basia Sznaper and Izak’s grandmother, aunt, and uncle; a photograph of Izak’s cousins Frieda and Moriz Press; and a photograph of the Izak’s sister, Salka, and brother Mojsze. All of the photographs were taken near Wojnilów, Poland (Voynyliv, Ukraine).

Date
inclusive:  circa 1910-approximately 1930
Language
German
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Izak Snaper

About This Document

Document Creator
Izak Sznaper
Biography
Izak Sznaper was the son of Abraham and Basia (née Bleiweiss) Sznaper. He had seven siblings, and lived near Wojnilów, Poland (Voynyliv, Ukraine) prior to World War II. He survived the Holocaust in hiding.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The photographs were hidden in a glass jar between the walls in the village where Izak Sznaper was hiding. He retrieved them after World War II and kept them until donating them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-10 12:59:18
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