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Blima Sicherman papers

Document | Accession Number: 2016.222.1

Contains documents concerning Blima Sicherman, born in Breslau, Germany [present-day Wroclaw, Poland] in 1905. Includes a Polish postwar passport issued in the Czech Republic and documents for vaccination, immigration documents, and translations attesting to Blima's internment in the Auschwitz concentration camp and then "Brnenc" [Brunnlitz] concentration camp, where she survived due to the actions of Oskar Schindler. From there, Blima went to Sweden and immigrated to the United States. Her husband, Oskar Sicherman and children [names unknown] did not survive the Holocaust.

Genre/Form
Passport.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judith Sobel

Keywords and Subjects

Topical Term
Holocaust survivors.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Judith Sobel, who is related to Blima Sicherman by marriage.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-30 10:07:48
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