Mauerstein family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of documents and photographs related to Israel Mauerstein and Yetta (Friedmann) Mauerstein, who were from Zborow, and were in DP camps in Italy following the war; their daughter Mina Mauerstein, who was born in camp Trani; and uncles David Mauerstein and Sigmund Appel. Also includes a souvenir booklet from the SS General Greely and Israel Mauerstein's briefcase which he brought with him from Italy.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Mina Mauerstein-Bail.