Overview
- Description
- Photographs and documents relating to Herman Fayman (donor's father). Herman Fayman was born in 1906 in Pelizza, Poland and was deported from Sosnowitz, Poland to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center and subsequent concentration camps in Germany. He survived and immigrated to the United States in 1947.
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anna Krosnecki
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- Photographs. Letters.
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1 folder
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Anna Krosnecki.
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The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform cap, jacket, and pants, a menorah, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Herman Fayman in Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust and in the United States after the Holocaust.
Date: 1940-1963
Hanukkah menorah with rearing lions used by a Polish German survivor
Object
Hanukiyah with rearing lions owned by holocaust survivor Herman Fayman. The 9-branched candelabrum is a hanukiyah or Hannukah lamp. A lamp is designed to hold eight candles for the eight nights of Hanukkah; the ninth candle is the Shamash [attendant] that is used to light the other candles. Traditionally, a menorah refers only to the original 7-branched lamp that stayed lit in the Temple. Herman was born in Pelizza (likely Pilica), Poland, in 1906. In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, Herman was serving in the Polish army when he was captured as a prisoner of war (POW). Herman was interned in a POW camp in Biała Podlaska, and then sent to the town of Sosnowitz (now Sosnowiec). He was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp in March, 1941. After five months, he was sent to Kattowitz (now Katowice). Between 1942 until 1944, Herman was held in three forced labors camps: one in Faulbrück, (now Mościsko), one in Landeshut (now Kamienna Góra), and one in Annaberg, Germany (now, Góra Swietej Anny, Poland). In the late spring or early summer of 1944, Herman was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in German-occupied Poland. On September 30, Herman was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, and then to one of its subcamps, Niederorschel, on October 30. In the spring of 1945, Herman escaped and went into hiding until American forces liberated the area. On February 21, 1947, Herman immigrated to the United States.
Concentration camp uniform cap worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner who was in several camps
Object
Striped uniform cap worn by Herman Fayman while he was a prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp and its subcamp, Niederorschel forced labor camp in Germany, from September 1944 to spring 1945. Herman was born in Pelizza (likely Pilica), Poland, in 1906. In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, Herman was serving in the Polish army when he was captured as a prisoner of war (POW). Herman was interned in a POW camp in Biała Podlaska, and then sent to the town of Sosnowitz (now Sosnowiec). He was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp in March, 1941. After five months, he was sent to Kattowitz (now Katowice). Between 1942 until 1944, Herman was held in three forced labors camps: one in Faulbrück, (now Mościsko), one in Landeshut (now Kamienna Góra), and one in Annaberg, Germany (now, Góra Swietej Anny, Poland). In the late spring or early summer of 1944, Herman was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in German-occupied Poland. On September 30, Herman was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, and then to one of its subcamps, Niederorschel, on October 30. In the spring of 1945, Herman escaped and went into hiding until American forces liberated the area. On February 21, 1947, Herman immigrated to the United States.
Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner who was in several camps
Object
Striped uniform pants worn by Herman Fayman while he was a prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp and its subcamp, Niederorschel forced labor camp in Germany, from September 1944 to spring 1945. Herman was born in Pelizza (likely Pilica), Poland, in 1906. In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, Herman was serving in the Polish army when he was captured as a prisoner of war (POW). Herman was interned in a POW camp in Biała Podlaska, and then sent to the town of Sosnowitz (now Sosnowiec). He was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp in March, 1941. After five months, he was sent to Kattowitz (now Katowice). Between 1942 until 1944, Herman was held in three forced labors camps: one in Faulbrück, (now Mościsko), one in Landeshut (now Kamienna Góra), and one in Annaberg, Germany (now, Góra Swietej Anny, Poland). In the late spring or early summer of 1944, Herman was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in German-occupied Poland. On September 30, Herman was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, and then to one of its subcamps, Niederorschel, on October 30. In the spring of 1945, Herman escaped and went into hiding until American forces liberated the area. On February 21, 1947, Herman immigrated to the United States.
Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner who was in several camps
Object
Striped uniform jacket worn by Herman Fayman while he was a prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp and its subcamp, Niederorschel forced labor camp in Germany, from September 1944 to spring 1945. Herman was born in Pelizza (likely Pilica), Poland, in 1906. In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, Herman was serving in the Polish army when he was captured as a prisoner of war (POW). Herman was interned in a POW camp in Biała Podlaska, and then sent to the town of Sosnowitz (now Sosnowiec). He was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp in March, 1941. After five months, he was sent to Kattowitz (now Katowice). Between 1942 until 1944, Herman was held in three forced labors camps: one in Faulbrück, (now Mościsko), one in Landeshut (now Kamienna Góra), and one in Annaberg, Germany (now, Góra Swietej Anny, Poland). In the late spring or early summer of 1944, Herman was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in German-occupied Poland. On September 30, Herman was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, and then to one of its subcamps, Niederorschel, on October 30. In the spring of 1945, Herman escaped and went into hiding until American forces liberated the area. On February 21, 1947, Herman immigrated to the United States.
