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Rotenberg and Weiss families photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 1993.57

The Rotenberg and Weiss families photograph collection consists of photographs of the Rotenberg (later Roth) and Weiss families before and during World War II. The photographs includes images of Jack Roth in his Polish Army uniform before the war, including one of a group photograph of soldiers seated at a table set for a Passover Seder. A studio portrait of the Weiss family in Plonsk, Poland, undated, including Samuel Weiss and Rachel Weiss, and their five children: Sarah Weiss, Regina Weiss, Max Weiss, David Weiss, and Adolph Weiss.

Date
creation:  1940
undated: 
Language
Polish
Yiddish
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Roth

About This Document

Document Creator
Jack Roth
Weiss family
Biography
Jack Roth (born Rotenberg) served as a Lieutenant in the Polish Army prior to World War II. After the Nazi invasion of Poland, he joined the Warsaw underground. Facing arrest by the Gestapo, he fled to Italy and joined the Italian underground. After the war, he immigrated to the United States.
The Weiss family lived in Plonsk, Poland. Samuel Weiss married Rachel Weiss. They had five children: Sarah Weiss, Regina Weiss, Max Weiss, David Weiss, and Adolph Weiss. Samuel Weiss became ill and died before the Holocaust. Rachel Weiss and Sarah Weiss perished during the Holocaust. Max Weiss, David Weiss, and Adolph Weiss arrived in the United States via Argentina in the early 1940s. Regina Weiss survived Auschwitz concentration camp and Dachau concentration camp. She immigrated to the United States after the war, where she met and married Jack Roth.
System of Arrangement
The Rotenberg and Weiss family photographs are arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Barbara Roth donated the Rotenberg and Weiss families photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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: 2023-02-24 14:28:48
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