us-005578-irn715459
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: The Goperstein family lived in Skidel, Russia (later Skidel, Poland, currently Skidel, Belarus) prior to World War II. Gillel or Hillel Goperstein (b. 1850?) had at least two sons, Carpel Goperstein (b. 1895) and David Goperstein (b. 1890?). Carpel and David were both likely veterans of World War I. Skidel was occupied by Germany on 27 June 1941 during their invasion of the Soviet Union. Jews were forced into a ghetto in late 1941. On 2 November 1942 the ghetto was liquidated, and the Jews of Skidel were deported to Kiełbasin transit camp. Most of Skidel’s Jews were deported from Kiełbasin to Auschwitz on 9 November 1942 and 14 November 1942, and the majority of them were murdered upon arrival. Carpel, his brother David, and their father, along with other members of the Goperstein family likely all perished at Auschwitz during these deportations.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Mr. Sidney Stein
date: 1917-circa 1927
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: heb
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 701
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn715459
record resource extent: folder 1
record resource structure: The collection is arranged as a single file.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The Goperstein family photographs consist of 4 pre-war photographs depicting members of the Goperstein family of Skidel, Russia (later Skidel, Poland, currently Skidel, Belarus). Depictions include David Goperstein in military uniform, Carpel Gopertein and his two sons, Yosef and his wife (unidentified), and two unidentified Goperstein sisters. All members of the Goperstein family depicted in these photographs perished during the Holocaust.
title: Goperstein family photographs