Zimmerman Family in Częstochowa
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Date
2005
Description
Holocaust survivors Morris Zimmerman (right) and Frieda Berkowitz Zimmerman (left) in Częstochowa, Poland with their son William (center). During the war, Morris was sent from his home of Działoszyn, first to Częstochowa Ghetto, and then to Buchenwald concentration camp. Similarly, Frieda was sent from her home of Kłobuck to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Both moved from Poland to Belgium after the war, where they met and became a couple. In 1950, they immigrated to the United States, where they built a family. In 2005, the Zimmermans took a trip together to Poland and Gemany in order to retrace their journey of liberation. This stop of their journey was of particular importance as the family believes that this street corner was the last place that Morris saw his parents, Hinda and Wołek [Wolf], before they were sent to Treblinka extermination camp. The address of this location is Stary Rynek 14, Częstochowa.
Type
Photograph
Region
Global
Era
Contemporary United States
Topic
Genocide, Global History and Geography, Immigration, Jewish History, World War II
Repository
Morris Zimmerman Family Private Collection
Source
Courtesy of Morris Zimmerman's Family
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