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Aaron Tunick papers

Document | Accession Number: 2017.537.2

The collection primarily consists of family correspondence received by Aaron Tunick, originally of Stołpce, Poland (Stolbsty or Stowbtsy, Belarus), after he emigrated from Poland in 1934. The bulk of the letters (1936-1941) are from his siblings, and in particular Henja and Yitzhak. The letters discuss a deteriorating situation, loss of their businesses because they are Jewish, a rise in antisemitism, and an urgency to flee Poland. A small amount of biographical material consists of a birth certificate and a Zionist Organization of Poland identification card. Also included are photographs depicting Aaron and his family and friends in Stołpce, Poland and his life after immigrating to the United States.

Date
inclusive:  1923-1946
Language
Polish
Yiddish
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Correspondence.
Extent
1 box
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eileen Tunick

About This Document

Document Creator
Aaron Tunick
Biography
Aaron Tunick (born Aron Tunik, 1904-1970) was born in Stołpce, Poland (Stolbsty or Stowbtsy, Belarus) to Mordechai Tunik (1877-1942) and Freida Kharoz (1880-1942). He had eight siblings: Abraham (1902-1969), Menukha (1908-1942), Relka (or Erela, 1902 or 1908-1942), Khasja (1909-1942), Yitzkhak (1912-1942), Henja (1912-1942), Mania (1915-1942), and Tzvi (1928-1942). Mordechai was a merchant.

Aaron left Poland in 1934 to join his brother Abraham in Santiago, Chile. By 1935 he immigrated to the United States and settled in New York. He married Goldie Nitzberg (1902-1983) in 1937, whom he previously knew and had sponsored his immigration. They moved to Chicago by 1940 and had two children, Allen and Eileen.

Aaron and Abraham’s entire family was murdered in the Holocaust in 1942.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as three series. Series 1. Biographical material, 1930, 1934; Series 2. Correspondence, 1923-1946 and undated; Series 3. Photographs, circa 1920s-1938

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Eileen Tunick in 2017. Two accretions were donated in 2018. Collections formerly cataloged as 2017.537.1, 2018.97.1, and IRN614065 have been incorporated into this collection.
Additional Accession Number
2017.537.1
2018.97.1
2018.350.1
Primary Number
2017.537.2

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-03-01 11:10:18
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