us-005578-irn501629
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Kurt I. Lewin was born in Lvov, Poland, on Feb. 28, 1925, and is the son of Dr. Jeschekiel Lewin, a progressive rabbi in Lvov. When Rabbi Lewin was killed in 1941, Kurt escaped to Rawa Ruska, Poland. In May 1942, he returned to the Lvov ghetto and, with the help of Metropolitan Andrew Graf Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), he and his brother Nathan went into hiding in Sept. 1942 in the care of Studite monks. They were aided by Ihumen Clement Graf Szeptycki (Sheptytsky) the superior of the Studite order, who personally forged documents for Kurt as"Roman Mytka" a novice in the Studite order. After the German retreat in 1944, Kurt joined the Polish army and fought in the final days of World War II. He then became a displaced person and traveled to Italy before reaching Palestine in 1946. He fought in the Israeli War of Independence and emigrated to the United States in 1955. With the help of Mr. Lewin's testimony, Clement Szeptycki was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Kurt I. Lewin
has beginning date: 1935-01-01
has end date: 2006-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: heb
has or had subject: 904
has or had subject: 701
has or had subject: 843
has or had subject: 112
has or had subject: 686
has or had subject: 43
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn501629
record resource extent: box 1
record resource structure: The Kurt I. Lewin collection is arranged in a single series.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Consists of photographs and papers related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Kurt I. Lewin [donor]. Includes identity cards, permits to travel, work permits, documents forged while the donor was in hiding as a Studite monk, Polish army documents, entry documents into Palestine, and photographs of family members and of Studite clergy members. Also includes Mr. Lewin's handwritten 1947 memoir,"Aliti MiSpezia" as well as Polish and Hebrew typed transcripts of the same. The memoir describes his childhood, wartime, and postwar experiences.
title: Kurt I. Lewin collection