Alter and Dora Edelman Skwarny Collection
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Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of photogrpahs depicting the Skwarny and Edelman families and documents regarding Alter and Dwora Skwarny's immigration to Canada in 1948.
- Date
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inclusive:
1936-1948
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stephanie Shweiki
- Collection Creator
- Alter B. Skwarny
Dwora Skwarny - Biography
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Alter Benzion Skwarny was born in 1908 in Kaluszyn, Poland and his wife Dwora Edelman Skwarna was born in 1909 in Luków, Poland. The couple fled German occupied territory and they were deported by the Soviets to a forced labor camp in Komi ASSR. Their families were murdered by Germans. Alter and Dwojra returned to Poland in March 1946, where their daughter Chaja was born in June 1946 in Dzierzoniów, Poland. The family immigrated to Canada in December 1948.
Dwora Edelman Skwarna was born in 1909 in Luków, Poland and her husband Alter Benzion Skwarny was born in 1908 in Kaluszyn, Poland. The couple fled German occupied territory and they were deported by the Soviets to a forced labor camp in Komi ASSR. Their families were murdered by Germans. Alter and Dwojra returned to Poland in March 1946, where their daughter Chaja was born in June 1946 in Dzierzoniów, Poland. The family immigrated to Canada in December 1948.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series.
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
- Holocaust survivors.
- Geographic Name
- Poland. Canada--Emigration and immigration.
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 2014 by Stephanie Shweiki.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:42:07
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn76659
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