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Inventory of the Renata Somers Collection of Holocaust Photographs, 1941
Inventory of the Renata Somers Collection of Holocaust Photographs, 1941
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection consists of copy negatives, contact sheets, and digital images of the destruction of the synagogue in Holešov, Czechoslovakia, in 1941, by the Nazis. Also included are images of photographs, postcards, and letters relating to Renata Somers's grandfather, Jakub Michalowski, cantor of the Holešov Jewish community, who was killed at Auschwitz in 1944. |
| Title: | Renata Somers collection of Holocaust photographs |
| Creator: | Somers, Renata |
| Date(s): | 1941 |
| Extent: | 0.1 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Repository: | Jewish Heritage Collection, Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953-8016 Fax: (843) 953-6319 URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu |
| Call Number: | Mss 1065-044 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in Czech and German |
Biographical Note
In 1939, Leo Michalowski, a young physician, his wife, Emillia Stadler, and their daughter, Jeanette, emigrated from Holešov, Czechoslovakia, to Canada to escape escalating persecution. In exchange for permission to immigrate to Canada, Michalowski agreed to farm for five years, after which he resumed his medical practice and settled with his family in Toronto. After settling in Toronto, Leo Michalowski received an unmarked envelope in the mail which contained photographs of the destruction of the synagogue in Holešov. The identity of the sender of the photographs remains unknown.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of copy negatives, contact sheets, and digital images of the destruction of the synagogue in Holešov, Slovakia, in 1941 by the Nazis. Also included are images of photographs, postcards, and lettters relating to Renata Somers's grandfather, Jakub Michalowski, cantor of the Holešov Jewish community, who was killed in Auschwitz in 1944.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person, family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.Names
- Michalowski, Jakub
Subjects
- Antisemitism--Czechoslovakia
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust survivors--Czechoslovakia
- Jews--Persecutions--Czechoslovakia
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
Places
- Holešov (Czech Republic)
Types of Material
- Black-and-white negatives
- Contact sheets
- Digital images
- DVDs
Related Resources
Related Material
Related materials in College of Charleston Special Collections include the Anita Abeles Freilich papers (Mss 1065-005). Frelich's parents, Walter and Zdenka Stadler Abeles, emigrated from Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1939 with Leo and Emillia Stadler Michalowski, the parents of Renata Somers.
Inventory
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Renata Somers collection of Holocaust photographs, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were lent for copying in 2005 by Renata Somers.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, May 2012.
Encoded by Rebecca McClure, July 2012.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, July 2012.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
