Solly Border diploma
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Overview
- Description
- Solly Border's diploma in chemical engineering, awarded to him from the Polytechnic University in Iași, Romania in 1957.
- Date
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creation:
1957
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Claudia Greif
- Collection Creator
- Solly Border
- Biography
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Solly Border (born Solly Oisie, 1931-2013) was born on 13 March 1931 in Bucharest, Romania to Yancu and Feiga Border. He had sister, Ella. Solly and his family survived Nazi persecution in Romania during World War II. He studied chemical engineering at the Polytechnic University in Iași, Romania and graduated in 1957. He and his wife Rose and son Lee immigrated to the United States in 1971. Solly worked in real estate and business, and later authored several books. His son Lee died in a helicopter crash while he was serving in the United States Army. Solly died in 2013.
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
- Topical Term
- Engineering students. Jews--Romania.
- Geographic Name
- Iași (Romania)
- Personal Name
- Border, Solly, 1931-2013.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The diploma was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Claudia Greif in 2014. Claudia was a family friend of Solly.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:30:44
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560670
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