us-005578-irn34811
has or had some members with language: eng
title: Sophie Billys collection
identifier: irn34811
scope and content: Consists of photograph albums, a memoir, newspaper clippings, and two reels of film related to the Holocaust experiences of Mrs. Sophie Billys, originally of Łódź, Poland. Mrs. Billys, with her husband Henryk and daughter Milanka, survived the war by posing as Polish Gentiles and assisted whomever they could to help them survive. Includes pre-war and post-war photographs, post-war certificates for Mrs. Billys' accomplishments, and two reels of film, one of a trip back to Poland and one of a family trip to Florida. Also includes Sophie's handwritten memoir, 50 pages, that describes the family's experiences, as well as wartime postcards, drivers licenses, and gasoline ration cards owned by Daniel Emerich, who assisted the family after the war when they arrived in the United States.
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn34811/alternateIDs/1
record resource extent: oversize boxes 2
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1970-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/686
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn34811/acquisitions/1
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1900-01-01
type: RecordSet
has record set type: Item
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum