Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of a false identification card ("Kennkarte") (two of three parts) issued to "Maria Szmigielska" [donor] from Zegota while she was in hiding. The Kennkarte was issued by the German police office in occupied Warsaw, Poland, and the donor received it through Zegota after escaping the Warsaw ghetto. The papers also include a photograph of Kolo Studentow Zycie (Circle of Jewish Students) in 1948 in Warsaw.
- Date
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1944-1948
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mary Hrabowska
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Identification cards.
- 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
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw. False certification--Poland--Warsaw. Student groups (ushmm)
- Geographic Name
- Poland
- Personal Name
- Hrabowska, Mary.
- Corporate Name
- Rada Pomocy Żydom "Żegota"
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Mary Hrabowska.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-27 10:24:21
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517228
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