Overview
- Description
- Documents, correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Izak Weber, born in Skole, Poland in 1910, who studied medicine in Paris and remained there through WWII. Included in the collection are numerous documents concerning Izak's medical education and intern work in Paris; his eventual internment in Drancy transit camp in December 1942, from which he escaped; correspondence from his brother in Poland during the German occupation; correspondence from family in Skole, Poland to Izak in Paris in 1942; marriage documentation and identification cards for Izak and his wife Marte; and documentation regarding his medical practice in Argentina and the United States after the war. Also includes pre-war photographs of Marthe's family in Paris, circa 1920s and 1930s.
- Date
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inclusive:
1920-2006
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Muriel Weber
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters. Marriage certificates.
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Muriel Weber
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Paris (France). Skole (Ukraine)
- Corporate Name
- Drancy (Internament camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Muriel Weber.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-30 10:26:56
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85859
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Also in Izak and Marthe Weber collection
Documents, correspondence, photographs and an oral history illustrating the experiences, primarily of Izak Weber, born in Skole, Poland in 1910, who studied medicine in Paris and remained there through WWII. Included in the collection are numerous documents surrounding Izak's medical education and intern work in Paris, his eventual internment in Drancy transit camp in December 1942 near Paris from which he escaped, marriage documentation and identification cards for Izak and his wife Marte, as well as documentation to practice medicine in Argentina after the war and correspondence from family in Skole, Poland to Izak in Paris in 1942.
Oral history interview with Izak Weber
Oral History
Izak Weber, born in Skole, Poland in 1910, discusses his experiences during WW II, including his December 1942 internment in Drancy transit camp from which he escaped.
