Overview
- Description
- Collection of photographs, papers and brochures (including music scores) pertaining to the life of Issachar Fater, cantor, composer and music teacher before the war. In 1940 he was a refugee in Soviet Baronovice and worked as an inspector for teaching of music. After being freed from labor camp in Siberia he became the director of the State Philharmonic Orchestra in Tadjikistan. Returning to Poland, he moved to Paris, Belgium, Rio de Janeiro and in 1962 immigrated to Israel. Includes a birth certificate in the name of Elizbieta Ritkowska issued August 27, 1938 and used by donor during the war.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cesia Fater
- Collection Creator
- Issachar Fater
Physical Details
- Extent
-
9 booklets.
7 sheet music.
6 photocopy of sheet music.
- Extent
-
1 box
- System of Arrangement
- Series 1: Photographs circa 1920-1936
Series 2: Books 1922-1946
Series 3: Music scores
Series 4: Bronislaw Huberman papers and Palestine symphony orchestra 1936
Series 5: Biographical materials
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
- Musicians.
- Geographic Name
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Fater, Isaschar, 1912-2004
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Cesia Fater in 2007.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-17 17:10:06
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524060
Download & Licensing
- In Copyright - Use Permitted
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Not Available for Research: Archival Processing
- Plan a Research Visit
-
Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
