us-005578-irn522727-irn517735
type: RecordSet
archival history: The case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Jan Niebrzydowski.
biographical history: Alexander Stankiewicz, a Roman Catholic, was born on November 16, 1903, in Kamienskoje (or Kaminsk) Poland (or Russia). He was of Polish nationality and lived with his mother, Stanislawa Raczowska. He was barber and hairdresser. In 1941, he lived in Wloclawek, Poland, called Leslau by the occupying Germans. He was arrested February 16 for membership in a Polish political and literary organization, Kujawski Zwiazek Polityczno Literacki Zew. He was sentenced to prison and sent to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. His prisoner number was 24993. On March 11, 1943, he was transferred to a work detail in a nearby subcamp in Linz. After the war, he returned to Poland.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Flat, tubular, darkbrown cardboard case that divides past the middle and opens into 2 parts. The surface has impressed designs and lettering on one of the broad sides. On the top of the shorter half, there is a scimitar with a crown above and English text below, and 3 large letters to the right; on the longer part, there are 2 pairs of overlapping circles with small designs, and text below.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1941-1945
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn517735
is or was included in: us-005578-irn522727
record resource extent: overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Razor case used by Alexander Stankiewicz while an inmate at Mauthausen concentration camp where he worked as a barber. Stankiewicz was a Roman Catholic Pole, living in Wloclawek, (Leslau) Poland, who was arrested in 1941 by the occupying Germans for his membership in a Polish political and literary organization. At Mauthausen, his prisoner number was 24993. After the war ended in 1945, he returned to Poland.
title: Cardboard case for a straight razor used in a concentration camp