Marcel and Maryla Muszynski family papers

Maryla Muszynski (later Maryla Singer) was born on April 12, 1921 in Kraków, Poland to Isidor Muszynski and Estera Muszynski (née Rotarnow). Her mother died when she was a child. She had one older brother, Marcel Muszynsk (d. 1944). Her father owned an electric battery factory. Her brother was placed in a Polish boarding school in Russia. He was later drafted into the Soviet Air Forces and died in 1944.

After the invasion of Poland by Germany and Russia, Kraków was occupied by the Germans. In 1940, Maryla and her father were likely expelled from the city. They fled to Soviet-occupied territory, and were later deported to a labor camp near Aldan, Russia. Maryla and her father were able to receive correspondence from her brother Marcel while in the labor camp.

After the war, Maryla returned to Poland. She went to Paris and then immigrated to the United States in 1949. She was married to Wolf Singer (d. 1958) and had one son, Joe.

Marcel Muszynski (d. 1944) was the son of Isador and Ester (née Rotarnow) Muszyński. His mother died before the war, and his father owned an electric battery factory. Marcel had one younger sister, Maryla Muszynski (b. 1921).

Marcel attended a Polish boarding school in Russia. He was later drafted into the Soviet Air Forces and died in 1944. His sister and father were likely expelled from Kraków, Poland in 1940, and were later deported to a labor camp near Aldan, Russia. Marcel was able to correspond with them while they were in the camp. His sister survived the war and immigrated to the United States in 1949.