us-005578-irn510548
type: RecordSet
has or had holder: us-005578
has record set type: Collection
identifier: irn510548
includes or included: us-005578-irn510548-irn510552
includes or included: us-005578-irn510548-irn510551
includes or included: us-005578-irn510548-irn510550
includes or included: us-005578-irn510548-irn510549
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Alexander Schenker and his father Oskar Schenker, including Alexander’s time in a Soviet forced labor camp, and Oskar’s flight from Lithuania to Japan with the help of a transit visa issued by the Japanese consul in Kaunas, Chiune Sugihara, and subsequent immigration to the United States from Japan. Personal papers included identification and travel papers, primarily belonging to Oskar. Objects include a cup, cigarette holder, and cigar lighter all owned by Alexander in Russia.
title: Alexander Schenker collection