Mirow family papers

Document | Accession Number: 2017.528.1

Contains prewar family photographs and correspondence from Poland and the Soviet Union primarily addressed to the Mirow family in the United States.

Genre/Form: Letters.
Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Deena Epstein and Ina Silver

Expand all

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Deena Epstein and Ina Silver.
Related Materials: Additional Accession Number: 2019.296
Additional Accession Number: 2022.182
Additional Accession Number: 2022.183
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: 2023-03-01 11:23:20
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn592713

Also in Mirow family collection

The collection consists of materials documenting the experiences of the Mirow family in Suvalkskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡, Poland (formerly Suwalki, Poland) through family photographs, correspondence, and restitution paperwork. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Date: approximately 1925-1941

Judith Mendelsohn papers

Document

Contains restitution paperwork and documents relating to Judith Mendelsohn (donor's aunt), as well as photographs primarily of members of Brit Yosef Trumpeldor (Betar) in Suwałki.

Mirow family collection

Document

Consists of pre-war family photographs featuring some of the donors' relatives such as Janet and Joseph Mirow (Mirwoski), and Judith Mendelsohn, in addition to group photos of Betar members of Suvalkskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡, Poland (formerly Suwalki, Poland). Also included is an empty photo album as well as a bound ship's passenger list for the MS Piłsudski, which sailed from Gdynia, Poland to New York. It features the names of Jozef Mirowski and Szejna Mirowska listed in the Tourist class.