Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of 138 slides of scenes of daily life from the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Walter Genewein was an amateur photographer who was the chief Nazi accountant in the Łódź ghetto
- Date
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1940-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Abrams
- Collection Creator
- Walter Genewein
- Biography
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Walter Genewein was an amateur photographer who was the chief Nazi accountant in the Łódź ghetto.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Slides.
- Extent
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138 slides.
- Extent
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3 oversize boxes
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
- Ethnic neighborhoods--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950. City & town life--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950. Jews--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950. Cemeteries--Poland--Łódź. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland. Courtrooms--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950. Police--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950. Laborers--Poland--Łódź--1940-1950.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were taken by Walter Genewein in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, during World War II. The collection was acquired from Robert Abrams by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:22:30
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The collection consists of 142 slides of scenes of daily life from the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Walter Genewein was an amateur photographer who was the chief Nazi accountant in the Łódź ghetto
