Pirika Hershkowitz collection
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Overview
- Description
- The collection includes a calendar in which Pirika Hershkowitz noted significant dates after her and her cousin, Matilda Herz, escaped from a death march from Auschwitz-Birkenau on February 2, 1945. The collection also includes pre-war family photographs in Gherla, Romania and post-war photographs from Cluj and Gherla, Romania where Piri Hershkowitz married Karoly Klein on July 27, 1945 as well as an identification document issued by the Romania authorities to Piri Klein and two letters and a note sent from Bucharest to Piri Hershkowitz.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1935-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Klein
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Weddings. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Bucharest (Romania) Gherla (Romania)
- Personal Name
- Hershkowitz, Pirika.
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Michael Klein.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:41:33
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn71180
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