Overview
- Description
- The Mondschein family photograph collection contains five photograph albums relating to the Mondschein and Leniower families in Poland prior to the World War II, and their post-war time in the displaced persons camp near Steyr, Austria, 1946-1949.
- Date
-
creation:
circa 1914-1969
bulk: 1935-1949
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of theFamily of Chester and Anna Mondschein.
- Collection Creator
- Mondschein
- Biography
-
Czesław (later Chester) Mondschein was born on November 29, 1921 in Krakow, Poland, and was the only child of Jacob and Esther Mondschein. Anna Leniower Mondschein was born on January 31, 1923 in Krakow to Abraham (b. 1890) and Franceska (b. 1893) Leniower. She had a twin sister, Frieda, and a younger sister Ella (b. 1925). Abraham managed farms and estates before the war. After the start of World War II, both the Mondschein and Leniower families fled to the Soviet Union. Czesław and Anna met on the train, and they ended up working in labor camps in Siberia. Both families then went to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Czesław’s mother, Esther, died while they were living there. After the war both families returned to Poland, and in September 1946 went to the displaced persons camp near Steyr, Austria. Czesław and Anna married and had their son Jakob (b. 1949) while in the camp. They immigrated to the United States in 1949.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photograph albums.
- Extent
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2 negatives.
- Extent
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2 oversize boxes
- System of Arrangement
- Photograph albums are arranged by donor-assigned numbering.
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 the material(s) in this collection. 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Jacob Mondschein
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Poland. Steyr (Austria)
- Personal Name
- Mondschein, Anna Leniower. Mondschein, Czesław.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jacob Mondschein donated the Mondschein family photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-12 15:42:27
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn610278
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