Amalia Klinger collection
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Overview
- Description
- Postcards written by Amalia Holloschütz in Rzeszow, in German occupied Poland, to her daughter Leonora Lusia in two forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. The last postcard was written on May 27, 1941 and reached Moscow on June 11, 1941 just 11 days before the German invasion of the USSR. Amalia and her two small sons Josek and Henek were deported to Belzec death camp in July 1942. Note: with Hebrew inscription for the gravestone of Abraham Itzhak Holloschütz who died and is buried in Vienna. ID card for Herbert Marian Kolisher (Leonora's second husband), a former prisoner of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
- Date
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inclusive:
1934-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Amalia Klinger
- Collection Creator
- Amalia L. Klinger
- Biography
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Amalia Klinger was born Amalia Laufbaum January 3, 1947 in Vienna, Austria, to Leonora Kolischer and Leon Laufbaum. Leonora Kolischer (1924-2012) was born May 10, 1924 in Rzeszow, Poland to Abraham and Amalia Holloschütz. Leonora was interned in at least two forced labor camps in the Soviet Union during World War II. Amalia Holloschütz and her two small sons Josek and Henek were deported to the Bełżec killing center in July 1942. Leonora, Leon, and Amalia Laufbaum immigrated to the United States in 1951, sailing from Bremerhaven aboard the SS General Hershey. Leonora’s second husband, Herbert Marian Kolischer (b. 1924 in Warsaw), survived Buchenwald.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Postcards.
- 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
- 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
- Jews--Poland--Rzeszów.
- Geographic Name
- Rzeszów (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Amalia Klinger.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:33:44
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn605707
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