us-005578-irn504251
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Joe Gelber (née Kozuch, Chenstochov, Poland - 01 Jul 1985, Florida) immigrated to the United States in March 1947.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Joe Gelber
has beginning date: 1945-01-01
has end date: 1980-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
has or had identifier: 1
has or had subject: 329
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has record set type: Item
identifier: irn504251
record resource extent: folders 2
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Describes the German occupation of Poland; the creation of and conditions in the Czestochowa ghetto; his separation from his wife and other family members; the HASAG forced labor camp at Czestochowa; deportations to and conditions in Buchenwald and Nordhausen (a.k.a. Dora-Mittelbau); Gelber's liberation by Seymour Zipper; his reunion with his wife and other surviving family members and their experiences at the Feldafing displaced persons camp; and Gelber's emigration to the United States. Also includes an original letter and copy of a photograph, both by Seymour Zipper, relating to Joe Gelber's condition when found at Nordhausen.
title: Joe Gelber collection