Overview
- Description
- Private papers of Lajser Ajchenrand (1911-1985), a Holocaust survivor and author. The collection consists of personal documents, photos, press articles, the vernissage in the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ), Switzerland, correspondence with Max Brod, Marc Chagall, Max Frisch, Hermann Hesse, Abraham Karpinovitch, Jo Mihaly, Carl Seelig, Nelly Sachs, Abraham Sutzkever, et al., poems various texts and reviews relating to Holocaust experiences and his intelectual life and literary work.
- Alternate Title
- Laiser Ajchenrand papers
- Date
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inclusive:
1932-2007
- Collection Creator
- Lajser Ajchenrand
- Biography
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Lajzer Ajchenrand (1911-1985), he was a Jewish poet. Ajchenrand was born in Poland, from 1937 lived in Paris, where he also temporarily served in the French army. In 1940, under the Vichy, he was interned. After his flight to Switzerland in 1942, he was again interned. His mother and sister were killed in Majdanek concentration camp. After 1945, he lived with his future wife in Küsnacht and spent five years in Israel. For formal reasons, Switzerland refused to grant him citizenship. Lajzer Ajchenrand wrote exclusively Yiddish poems. In 1976, his work was awarded the Itzik-Manger Prize, one of the most important Israeli literary awards.
Physical Details
- Extent
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2,231 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in three series: 1. Biographic materials; 2. Correspondence; 3. Literary work.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Users are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
- Conditions on Use
- No publication and copies of the records and finding aids to the 3rd party users without the written permission from the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ). The Museum may not transfer the materials or duplicate records thereof or any of the finding aids to any third party, except as permitted in the Cooperation Contract, Article II paragraph 5 herein or as otherwise permitted in writing by the AfZ. The Museum may not publish the reproduction material or finding aid on the Internet, World Wide Web, or any publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the AfZ. Contact afz@history.gess.ethz.ch.
- Copyright Holder
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe. Jewish authors--20th century--Biography. Intellectuals--Political aspects--Europe--History--20th century. Jewish literature--History and criticism--Europe--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Switzerland--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ), Switzerland; Archival signature: NL Lajser Ajchenrand. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in March 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:15:56
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