Overview
- Description
- Collection of photographs related to the experiences of the Rabinowicz family from Gorlice, Poland, who fled to Lwów before being deported to a labor camp near Novosibirsk. After their release in 1942 they moved to Kuybyshev, then to Jambul (today Taraz) in Kazakhstan. After the war the family returned to Poland before moving to the Heidenheim displaced persons camp; eventually they immigrated to Israel in July 1949.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shoshana Goldbard
- Collection Creator
- Jakub Rabinowitz
- Biography
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Jakub Rabinowicz (b. 1906), a watchmaker, and Feiga Zipora Deutsch Rabinowicz lived at 3 Maja Street. They had two daughters: Shoshana (b. May 22, 1936) and Rivka (b. October 1938). Jakub’s parents and two siblings immigrated to Tel Aviv, Palestine in 1935. In September 1939, shortly before the Germans arrived in Gorlice, Jakub noticed that the mayor of town was packing. He packed his family and possessions and left for Lwów. Within six months Soviets deported them to a labor camp near Novosibirsk. In early 1942, they were released and moved to Kuybyshev near Novosibirsk, where Jakub repaired watches and typewriters. In the summer of 1943 the Rabinowicz family moved to Jambul (today Taraz) in Kazakhstan, where Jakub opened a store. After failed efforts to leave the Soviet Union, the family returned to Poland in 1945 and settled in Wroclaw. In July 1946, after the Kielce pogrom, they left Poland and reached a DP camp Heidenheim in Germany. In July 1949 the Rabinowicz family immigrated to Israel.
Physical Details
- 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
- Geographic Name
- Gorlice (Poland)
- Corporate Name
- Heidenheim (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Shoshana Goldbard.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:25:38
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