Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of letters and postcards written in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, by members of the Kirszencwajg family to Vilna, Poland, and Shanghai, China; documents relating to David Kirszencwajg and his life in Poland before World War II and his life in Shanghai, China, during the war; and photographs depicting David Kirszencwajg and his family in Warsaw, Poland, before World War II and later in Vilna, Poland, and Shanghai, China
- Date
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1938-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David M. Kirszencwajg
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Postcards. Letters.
- Extent
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1 box
1 oversize folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
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 2004 by David M. Kirszencwajg.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:22:01
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Also in Kirszencwajg family collection
Consists of letters, postcards and envelopes written in the Warsaw ghetto by the donor's family to Vilna, Poland, Melbourne, Australia, and Shanghai, China; documents; relating to the donor and his family life in Poland before the war, in Shanghai during the war, and in Melbourne, Australia after the war; and photographs;depicting the donor and his family in Warsaw before the war and later in Vilna, Kobe, Japan, and Shanghai.
Date: 1935-1960
