Paul Levy photographs
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Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of three photographs of Paul Levy (Pinchos Lewaszewski) and other Holocaust survivors taken at Lager Wegscheid in Linz, Austria. Two photographs depict Paul Levy, his cousin, Sidney Habel, and other members of Kibbutz Dror gathered around a memorial to victims of the Holocaust in Linz.
- Date
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1946-1947
- Collection Creator
- Paul Levy
- Biography
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Paul Levy (1919-2006) was born Pinchos Lewaszewski on March 9, 1919 in Grodno, Poland to Efroim Lewaszewski and Riwka Krimsky. After World War II, Paul lived in Linz in the Wegscheid displaced persons camp from 1946-1947, in the Bindermichl camp from 1948-1949, and in the Ebelsberg and Asten camps from 1950-1951. Paul immigrated to the United States in February 1952.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Paul Levy photographs are arranged as a single 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
- Jews--Poland--Grodno. Refugee camps--Austria--Linz. Holocaust survivors--Austria--Linz. Monument and memorials--Austria--Linz.
- Geographic Name
- Wegscheid (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Levy, Paul, 1919-2006.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Paul Levy in 1999.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:14:58
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516881
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-
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