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Hugo Zulawski papers

Document | Accession Number: 2015.582.1

Consists of photographs, a photograph album, documents, and correspondence, owned by Hugo Zulawski, originally of Vienna, Austria. Mr. Zulawski immigrated to the United States in 1939 on a transport organized by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus (the "50 children" transport). Prewar, wartime, and postwar family photographs include those Hugo took while in the United States military (1944-1947) and images of his parents while they were at the Kitchener Camp in England. Documents include restitution paperwork for property confiscated in Poland.

Date
inclusive:  1910-1965
Language
German
English
Polish
Yiddish
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Photograph albums.
Letters.
Extent
1 box
1 oversize box
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judy Batishko

About This Document

Document Creator
Hugo Zulawski
Biography
Hugo Zulawski (1926-2003) was born on January 28, 1926 in Vienna, Austria, to Sigmund (b. 1900) and Paula (née Wolkowitz, b. 1898) Zulawski. Sigmund was the son of Moshe Boruch Zulawski and Chana Deborah Lifschitz. Paula was the daughter of Regina Reifka Wolkowitz and Michael Wolf Wolkowitz.

In May 1939, Hugo sailed for the United States as part of a transport of "50 children" organized by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus. After spending the summer at the Brith Sholomville camp, Hugo went to live with a cousin in Brooklyn, NY. Sigmund and Paula were able to immigrate, first to England and then to the United States in 1940. Sigmund went to work for a printing firm. In 1944, Hugo was inducted in the United States Army and worked in intelligence. He later earned a degree in civil engineering and worked on construction projects in the New York City area. He passed away on September 30, 2003.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Biographical material, 1926-1965
Series 2: Photographs, 1910-1961

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Judy Batishko donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:14:14
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Object

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