Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of four black and white portrait photographs. The photographs depict Wolf Szczekacz; his wife, Bala Sczcekacz; and their daughters, Pola and Dosia Szczekacz.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1920-1939
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eta Chinkes
- Collection Creator
- Wolf Szczekacz
- Biography
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Wolf Szczekacz married Bala Szczekacz and they had two daughers: Pola Szczekacz and Dosia Szczekacz. Wolf fled from Poland to Russia at the beginning of World War II and it is believed he died there. Bala was killed in Auschwitz and Pola and Dosia Szczekacz joined the underground and died in a shootout with the Gestapo.
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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
- 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
- Jews--Poland.
- Personal Name
- Szczekacz, Wolf. Szczekacz, Bala. Szczekacz, Pola. Szczekacz, Dosia.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Etta Chinkes.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:23:11
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523335
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