Studio portrait of a young Jewish man holding an open book.
Overview
- Caption
- Studio portrait of a young Jewish man holding an open book.
Pictured is Aron Zeylek Wolrajch. - Date
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Circa 1930
- Locale
- Piotrkow Trybunalski, [Lodz] Poland
- Variant Locale
- Petrikau
Petrokov
Piotrkow - Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Mark Wolraich
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Dr. Mark Wolraich
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Joel Wolrajch is the son of Moishe and Rachel Wolrajch. He was born in Piotrkow Trybunalski, where his parents owned a butcher shop. Joel had four siblings: Hersh Lieb (b. 1900), Chia Sura (b. 1904), Aron Zeylek (b. 1909 and died before the war) and Shaya (b. 1906). Rachel Wolrajch also died before the war. Helen Tolep was Joel's cousin. Her family, also from Piotrkow, immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. In 1935 Helen returned to Piotrkow for a visit and met Joel. They married the following year on April 22, 1936 and settled in New York. Joel's father and three surviving siblings all perished during World War II, probably in Treblinka.
- Record last modified:
- 2004-11-05 00:00:00
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