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Joseph Greenblatt family photographs

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2018.264.1

Overview

Description: Consists of three photographs depicting the sisters of Joseph Greenblatt, formerly Josel Narachinsky (Naruszczynski), who perished in the Holocaust.
Date: inclusive: circa 1920-1935
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sarah Harrison
Collection Creator: Joseph Greenblatt
Biography: Joseph Greenblatt was born in Kamenets (Kamyanyets, Belarus) near Brest-Litovsk, then Russia. Joseph was one of nine siblings. In addition to seven sisters, among them Rifka and Liba, Joseph had a half brother. In 1921 Joseph immigrated to the United States. After his arrival Joseph settled in New York where he married and had a family. He intended for his sisters to join him in the US, however this was not possible, and they remained in Kamenets Litovsk. After the war Joseph learned that his family members perished during the Holocaust when German forces invaded the region in June 1941.

Physical Details

Language: Yiddish
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: Arranged as a single series.

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: Ms. Sarah Harrison

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belarus. Holocaust victims.
Geographic Name: Belarus.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Sarah Harrison, daughter of Joseph Greenblatt.

Record last modified:: 2024-03-08 07:33:50
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