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Zygmunt Gemel papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1989.64.1 | RG Number: RG-10.342

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    Description
    The papers consist of a note written by political prisoner Zygmunt Gemel to his father Franciszek Gemel and thrown from a train while Zygmunt was being deported to Auschwitz III-Monowitz (Buna) in 1944, and a subsequent letter Zygmunt to his father from the camp dated 23 April 1944.
    Date
    creation:  1944
    Collection Creator
    Zygmunt Gemel
    Biography
    Zygmunt Gemel was born on 28 April 1916 in Zalesice, Poland to Franciszek and Marianna Gemel. His family was Roman Catholic, and he had six siblings. During World War II, he was arrested on political charges in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz III-Monowitz (Buna) in spring 1944 and then transferred to the Dora-Mittelbau subcamp of Buchenwald. Zygmunt survived the war and remained in Poland.

    Physical Details

    Language
    German Polish
    Genre/Form
    Letters.
    Extent
    1 folder
    System of Arrangement
    The collection is arranged as 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.

    Copyright Holder
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Keywords & Subjects

    Topical Term
    Political prisoners.
    Geographic Name
    Zalesice (Poland)
    Personal Name
    Gemel, Zygmunt.

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Zygmunt Gemel in 1989.
    Record last modified:
    2023-01-05 13:50:59
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