Overview
- Description
- The Brandwajn family papers consists of a photograph of Luba Goldziuk Brandwajn holding her baby son Vladimir with her husband Rachmiel Brandwajn standing beside them at the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, circa 1946 and Vladimir Brandwajn’s Polish passport, 1968. Rachmiel and Luba Brandwajn married in the Soviet-controlled area of Poland in 1941 before Rachmiel was drafted into the Soviet Army. Also included are two publications written by Rachmiel Brandwajn: "Twarz I Maska Rzecz o “Świętoszku” Moliera" published in 1965 and "Un fragment du Romant comique de Scarron: Proposition de lecture" published in Spring 1981.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1946-1981
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Vladimir Brandwajn
- Collection Creator
- Vladimir Brandwajn
- Biography
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Vladimir Brandwajn was born on August 14, 1946, in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany, to Rachmiel and Luba Goldziuk Brandwajn. Rachmiel was born on January 16, 1913, in Chelm, near Lublin, Poland. Luba was born on September 23, 1910, in Lomza. The couple met as university students in Warsaw around 1939. Following the German invasion of Poland, they relocated to the Soviet controlled eastern sector. The couple decided to marry in 1941 when Rachmiel was drafted into the Soviet Army. After the war ended in 1945, Luba and Rachmiel moved to Hohne, Germany, and then to Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Vladimir was the first baby born in the camp. He had one brother, Alexander, born on April 13, 1948, also in the camp. The next year, the family moved to Wroclaw, Poland, and in 1950 to Warsaw. His parents wished to move to the United States, but could not get US entry visas because of Rachmiel’s communist activities. His parents later emigrated to Israel where Rachmiel died in 1990 and Luba in 1998. Vladimir was arrested in 1968 for participating in the political protests against the oppressive communist government of Poland. In 1973, he left for Canada. Vladimir moved to San Francisco in 1982, where he married Claudia Greif.
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Photograph. Passport.
- Extent
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1 folders
1 book enclosure
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series.
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
- Jewish refugees--Germany--Belsen (Bergen, Celle). Jews, Polish. World War War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Personal Name
- Brandwajn, Vladimir, 1946- Brandwajn, Rachmiel, 1913-1990. Brandwajn, Luba Goldziuk, 1910-1998.
- Corporate Name
- DP-Camp Bergen-Belsen
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Vladimir Brandwajn donated the Brandwajn family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-24 15:12:59
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Also in Vladimir Brandwajn collection
The collection consists of infant's clothing and a photograph relating to the experiences of Vladimir Brandwajn and his family in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp where he and his brother were born after the Holocaust.
Date: 1946-1948
Infant’s open back blouse with blue monogram made in DP camp
Object
Open back white smock made for newborn Vladimir (Wowa) Brandwajn, after his birth on August 14, 1946, in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany. It was made by his mother, Luba, and embroidered with his initials. Vladimir was the first baby born in the DP camp. His parents, Luba and Rachmiel, had married in 1941 in Soviet occupied Poland. During the war, Luba lived in the Soviet Union and Rachmiel fought in the Soviet Army. After the war ended in May 1945, they relocated to Germany.
Infant’s open back white blouse with a light blue monogram made in DP camp
Object
Open back white smock made for newborn Vladimir (Wowa) Brandwajn, after his birth on August 14, 1946, in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany. It was made by his mother, Luba, and embroidered on the front with his initials. Vladimir was the first baby born in the DP camp. His parents, Luba and Rachmiel, had married in 1941 in Soviet occupied Poland. During the war, Luba lived in the Soviet Union and Rachmiel fought in the Soviet Army. After the war ended in May 1945, they relocated to Germany.
