Overview
- Description
- Collection of eight original photographs depicting the Sorger family in Obertyn, Poland. Elias Sorger (donor’s father) was a professional photographer and Golda Olga Schleimer Sorger (donor’s mother) took care of their three daughters and was an amateur photographer; Donia Rosa, b. 1922 and Ester Edzia, b. 1925, were Sulamit’s older sisters. Sulamit, the youngest, b. 1932, is the only survivor of her immediate family; her sisters were killed together on February 18, 1943 and the parents were killed together on March 3, 1943 after they were denounced. Sulamit survived hidden by several people and finally found safe haven in a convent, where she was given the name Krystyna.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Krystyna Sulamit Sorger Carmi
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
2 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
- Geographic Name
- Obertyn (Ukraine).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Krystyna Sulamit Sorger Carmi.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:42:53
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn82134
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