Melvin Yonack papers
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Overview
- Description
- This collection consists of postwar correspondence and travel permits pertaining to Melvin Yonack's experience in Austria as a liberator of Mauthausen and as a War Crimes Investigator.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1945-1948
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Family of Melvin Yonack
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ralph Yonack - Collection Creator
- Melvin Yonack
- Biography
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Melvin Yonack was born January 17, 1913 and was the son of Nathan and Dora Yonack. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 15, 1942. In May 1945, he was a liberator of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. In October 1945, Yonack photographed the Mauthausen concentration camp, including the Headquarters Building. Yonack served as a War Crimes Investigator in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria from 1945-1946. After his military service, he returned home to Dallas, Texas, where he was active in the Shearith Israel Brotherhood, serving as its president from 1960 to 1961. Melvin Yonack died on December 16, 1976 and was survived by his brothers Joseph, William and Ralph Yonack as well as his sisters Sylvia and Charlotte Yonack.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Passes (Transportation)
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- 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
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Mauthausen (Concentration camp) War crime trials.
- Geographic Name
- Austria--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1955.
- Personal Name
- Yonack, Melvin.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ralph Yonack donated the Melvin Yonack papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993, 1995, and 2000. Accessions formerly cataloged as 1993.132, 1995.84, and 2000.614.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
- Primary Number
- 1993.132.3
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-30 15:22:32
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn634184
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