Consists of prewar and wartime photographs of the the family of Dr. Mendel and Aniuta Szwarcman Kleinman, and their daughter, Lidia (now Lidia Kleinman Siciarz), originally of Krakow, Poland. After the occupation of Poland, the family temporarily found haven in Turka, but in 1942, with the threat of deportation, Lidia went into hiding in a Catholic orphanage under the name Marysia Borowska. Aniuta Kleinman, who was also using a false name, was denounced and perished. Dr. Kleinman reunited with Lidia in May 1945. Aniuta gave Lidia the family photographs in a locked cosmetics bag before they were separated. Also includes objects related to the family's experiences. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Lidia Kleinman Siciarz collection