us-005578-irn522989
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Janina Prot (Jana) was born on February 8, 1926 in Bytom, Poland and had one brother, Tomasz Prot (b.1928). Her father, Jan Berlinerblau (1891-1956 in Warsaw, Poland) served in the First Brigade of Polish Legions during the World War I. In 1920 he completed his military service at a rank of major. He studied chemical engineering at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and in 1923 successfully completed and defended his Ph.D. thesis in physical chemistry at Lvov Polytechnic. From 1920-1921 he studied and graduated from a Military Academy in Warsaw. 1924 he became the technical director of explosives factory in Krywałda and in 1926 he became the director of State Manufacturing Plant of Explosives in Pionki (Państwowa Wytwórnia Prochu i Materiałów Wybuchowych). Jan Berlinerblau started to use the name “Prot” during his military service in the Polish Legion and in 1919 he officially changed his name. In 1917 Jan married Zofia Dejches and both converted to Catholicism at that time, but divorced around 1930. In 1939, Jan was mobilized to the Polish Army and after his return from the September campaign he managed to flee Poland to England via Hungary and France. In England he continued to work as ammunition production expert and after the war he completed his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the Edinburgh University. He taught chemistry in a college near London until his retirement. Zofia Dejches Prot graduated from the Jagiellonian University with a degree in biology. At the outbreak of the war Zofia, Jana, and Tomasz lived in Warsaw but soon after they moved to Laski where Zofia worked in the Institute for the Blind managed by the nuns of a Franciscan order. The nuns arranged for false papers for Zofia under the name, Kossouth. In 1941 Jana moved to Warsaw and lived with a Polish family: Franciszek and Maria Kielan. Jana was an active member of the Polish underground – “Szare Szeregi” and during the Polish Warsaw uprising in August 1944. Jana participated in battles as a …
date: circa 1901-1939
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: deu
has or had subject: 701
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn522989
record resource extent: folders oversize folder 2 1
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The papers consist of 68 photographs relating to Janina Prot's family before, during, and after World War II and 6 photographs relating to Janina's maternal aunt, Jadwiga Deiches Beres, and her son, Krzysztof Beres. The collection also includes a Kennkarte, an Ausweis, a certificate, an Ausweis that belonged to Janina's cousin, a document cover and a praying card.
title: Janina Prot papers