Overview
- Description
- Two documents for Jack Wornian (donor's father) and account of the experiences of Edith Wornian (donor's mother).
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Larry Wornian
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Larry Wornian
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gift of Larry Wornian, 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:32:47
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn594915
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Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Wornian family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Edith Wornian family papers
Document
Documents related to the experiences of the donor's parents, in particular, Edith Wornian (née Affenkraut), and her status as a hidden child in Belgium during the occupation, including the smuggling of her through France to Spain, and her subsequent immigration to the United States and reunion with her family. Documents include a one-page typewritten narrative about her experience, official documents from Germany (birth and immunization certificates), affidavits, educational records, marriage certificates, and U.S. naturalization documents. Also included are documents related to her husband, Jack (Jakob) Wornian, including his post-war identification documents, U.S. naturalization certificate, and death certificate. Accretion: Two documents for Jack Wornian (donor's father) and account of the experiences of Edith Wornian (donor's mother)