Samuel Chalupovitsch diary
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Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a diary kept by Samuel Chalupovitsch while he was in the Finnish Army fighting the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front during the Continuation War. The diary covers 1942-1943 and is written in Swedish. Topics include daily life in the military, universal human values, the progress of the war, and his observance of mitzvot. Collection includes English translation.
- Date
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inclusive:
1942-1943
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eli Chalupovitsch
- Collection Creator
- Samuel Chalupovitsch
- Biography
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Samuel Chalupovitsch (1911-1990) was born on 10 April 1911 in Helsinki, Finland to Pesach (1879-1972) and Hana (née Engel, 1874-1934) Chalupovitsch. Samuel had three sisters, Sara (b. 1906), Feige (1907-1990), and Liebe (1914-1995). They were an observant Jewish family, and Pesach worked as a merchant. During World War II, Samuel served in the Finnish Army on the Eastern front of the Continuation War with the Soviet Union. He kept a diary of his experiences, including receiving supplies of Kosher food from his family. All of his family survived the Holocaust. After the war, Samuel married Esther Israel (b. 1913) in 1947. They immigrated with their son Eli and their daughter Hannah to Montreal, Canada in 1968.
Physical Details
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
- Finland.
- Personal Name
- Chalupovitsch, Samuel, 1911-1990.
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 Eli Chalupovitsch, son of Samuel Chalupovitsch.
- Funding Note
- The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
- Special Collection
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Save Their Stories
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-11 13:18:46
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