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RG-02.084 ―Difficult Years‖ by Mieczylaw Cegielski (pen name, Mark Jakobson), 1991–
1993
―Difficult Years‖ describes the German occupation of Warsaw and Poland and the affect
this occupation had on Mieczylaw Cegielski‘s family. One draft chapter of the memoir
relates to Cegielski‘s sister, Zosia, and includes authenticated photocopies of medical
records relating to her stay in a military hospital.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Mieczylaw Cegielski.
Languages: English
4 folders
RG-02.089 ―Before Memories Fade 1989‖ by Pearl Fichman, 1989
In this memoir, Pearl Fichman describes her prewar life in Romania; antisemitism in
Romania; life in Cernovitz, Romania, from October to November 1941; the Russian
occupation of Romania; her postwar life as a refugee in Bucharest, Romania; and her
emigration from Romania to the United States in 1947.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Pearl Fichman.
Languages: English
2 folders
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RG-02.091 ―Natek, Child of the Holocaust,‖ Ca. 1986
This testimony describes Natek Friedman‘s experiences before, during, and after the
Holocaust; the German invasion of Poland; conditions inside the Warsaw ghetto; his
experiences hiding with an Aryan family during the liquidation of the ghetto; and his
attempts to seek refuge in a monastery.
Provenance: Anna Rosa Friedman, the donor, composed this text relating to her
husband‘s experiences.
Languages: English
2 folders