Tadeusz Ciekata and Benedykt Bielski letters
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Overview
- Description
- The Tadeusz Ciekata and Benedykt Bielski letters consists of letters sent by Benedykt Bielski to his family from the Flossenbürg concentration camp in 1940 and 1941. The letters are written on camp stationery were sent by Tadeusz Ciekata to his family and his girlfriend, Wanda Bilska from the Wiener Neudorf concentration camp, a sub-camp of Mauthausen concentration camp. Wanda Bilska is the sister of Benedykt Bielski, who was killed in the Holocaust. Tadeusz Ciekata survived the war. The letter dated May 11, 1945 describes Tadeusz’s his liberation experiences and how excited he is to be reunited with his family and Wanda Bilska.
- Date
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creation:
1940-1945
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Tadeusz Ciekata and Benedykt Bielski letters are arranged in 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
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Eva Ryterband donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 4, 2006. Eva is the daughter of Wanda Bilska.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:17:25
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518468
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