Overview
- Caption
- Group portrait of members of the Hanoar Hatzioni Zionist youth movement in Sosnowiec.
All were active in the Zionist underground in Sosnowiec during the German occupation. Pictured from left to right are, Dr. Bursztyn, Josef Kozhuch, Samek Meitlis, Lola Pomeranzblum, and Benjamin Bimko (the donor's brother). Samek and Lola were married. All but Dr. Bursztyn were shot by the Germans during the final liquidation of the ghetto in August 1943. - Date
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May 1939
- Locale
- Sosnowiec, [Katowice; Zaglebie] Poland
- Variant Locale
- Sosnovets
Sosnowitz - Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Hadassah Bimko Rosensaft
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Hadassah Bimko RosensaftSource Record ID: Collections: 1990.229
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- BIMKO FAMILY (ZAGLEBIE) BURSZTYN FAMILY (ZAGLEBIE) GROUP PORTRAITS JEWS (POLISH) KOZUCH FAMILY (ZAGLEBIE) MEITLIS FAMILY (ZAGLEBIE) POMERANZBLUM FAMILY (ZAGLEBIE) WOMEN ZIONIST GROUPS (HANOAR HATZIONI) ZIONIST GROUPS/ZIONISM
- Photo Designation
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LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Poland -- Zionist Activity/Hachsharot
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Lola Pomeranzblum was the daughter of Minka Perancblum, and had three siblings: Motek, Willek (Wolf), and Hella. After the German invasion, Willek and Hella were able to go into hiding, using falsified Aryan papers. Lola's mother, siblings, and niece Ausia (daughter of Hella) all survived the Holocaust.
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- 2022-03-15 00:00:00
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