us-005578-irn688823
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Michael Markheim (1915-1961) was born Michal Markheim on 12 November 1915 in Kraków, Poland to Salomon Hausman Markheim (b. 1882) and Estera Markheim (née Herz, b. 1881). Michael had six siblings: Rebeka (later Rebeka Schnür, b. 8 September 1908), Natan (Nathan, 25 August 1910-24 January 1945), Yanek (born Jakob Hausman, also referenced as Jean Marks, b. 30 March 1913), Dolek (born Dawid, b. 22 July 1918), Amalia (b. 16 January 1921) and Maurice (born Maurycy, 14 February 1923-2000). His family owned a fish business in Kraków. Prior to the Holocaust, Michael married Regina Hirschstein (nicknamed Gienia). Their daughter Benita was born in Bochnia on 26 November 1940. Michael and his family were in Bochnia after the German invasion of Poland. His wife, daughter, and Gienia’s parents were killed in front of their house in Bochnia around 1941 or 1942. He was sent to a forced-labor camp in Bochnia in February 1942 and Kłaj in January 1943. In June 1943 Michael was transferred to the Płaszów concentration camp. In October 1944 he escaped after killing a Nazi and taking his uniform. Michael immigrated to Palestine by 1947 where he met Miriam Wollstein (1925-2014). Miriam was born on 14 July 1925 in Jerusalem and was adopted and raised by Sister Rosa Wollstein, who ran an orphanage. They married and had a daughter, Shoshana (later Susan) in 1951. In 1957 the family immigrated to the United States and settled in Los Angeles, California where they were reunited with Michael’s surviving siblings. Most of Michael’s immediate family perished during the Holocaust including his first wife and daughter, parents, and sister Amalia. His brother Natan was deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp around August 1944 and was killed on 24 January 1945. His sister Rebeka perished in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with her son Roman. Her husband Samek Schnür committed suicide during the war. Maurice was deported to Płaszów in January 1943. He was transferred to the Gross-Rosen co…
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Ms. Susan Markheim
has beginning date: 1928-01-01
has end date: 2000-12-31
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: heb
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 278
has or had subject: 904
has or had subject: 570
has or had subject: 701
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn688823
record resource extent: box 1
record resource structure: The collection is arranged as two series. Series 1. Documents, 1945-2000 Series 2. Photographs, 1928-1951
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The collection documents the pre-war and post-war lives of the Markheim family of Kraków and Bochnia, Poland and relatives in the Feldman, Orzech, and Silberspitz families. Documents include post-war identification papers of Maurice and Michael Markheim as well as restitution paperwork. Photographs include pre-war and post-war depictions of family members in Poland, DP camps, and Israel. Documents of Maurice Markheim include Bindermichl and Regensburg DP camp identification papers, including a card identifying him as a former prisoner of Mauthausen, a driver’s license, copies of his birth certificate, and restitution paperwork. Documents of Michael Markheim consist of an Israeli passport and a vaccination certificate. Photographs primarily consist of pre-war and post-war depictions of the Markheim family along with relatives in the Feldman, Orzech, and Silberspitz families. The bulk of the photographs are portraits and candid family shots in Poland, the Regensburg DP camp, and Israel. Included are depictions of the weddings of Dolek Markheim and Lily Matzner, Rebeka Markheim and Samek Schnür, and Lola Feldman and Stanley Orzech; Michael Markheim with his first wife Gienia and their daughter Benita in Bochnia, Poland, and his second wife Miriam in Israel; and various images of brothers Michael, Maurice, Dolek, and Yanek Markheim.
title: Markheim, Feldman, Orzech, and Silberspitz families papers