us-005578-irn736873-irn736874
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physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Illustrated children's book with 148 pages.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1921-01-01
has end date: 1921-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: yid
has or had subject: 265
has record set type: Item
history: The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Anita Greenbaum Brush, the daughter of Henry and Esther Greenbaum.
history: Jakob Lieb Greenbaum (1882-1942, last name also listed as Grynbaum and Grinbaum) was born in 1882 to Abram Greenbaum (b. 1862) and Hinda Greenbaum (b. 1861, née Rosenberg). He had four siblings: Simon Greenbaum (1886-1957), Dawid Greenbaum (b. 1891), Joseph Greenbaum (1895-1955), and Joshua Greenbaum (1896-1942, Shiyah Greenbaum). Jakob married Hena Ryster (1884-1942). Hena was the daughter of Johathan Ryster (1861-1913) and Rifka Genendla (1859-). She had four siblings: Abraham Ryster, Haim Ryster, Hirsh Lieb Ryster, Teveh Ryster. Jakob and Hena lived in Gąbin, Poland where he worked in agriculture, and also owned a movie theater. The couple had four children: Chaim Greenbaum (1907-1992, later Henry Greenbaum). Stas Greenbaum (1910-1942, also referred to as Stanislaw or Stan), Janek Greenbaum (1914-1985, later Albert Greenbaum), and Rozia Greenbaum (1918-2007, later Rose Greenbaum). Henry moved to France in 1927 to study engineering, but later switched to medicine. He met his wife Esther Stern (1909-1989) while he was a medical student. Henry immigrated to the United States in June 1939, but Esther had to remain in Europe. He enlisted with the United States Army in 1941, and Esther joined him in the U.S. in June 1942. They married the same month and in 1944 Henry went overseas as a doctor in Normandy. During the war he was able to maintain correspondence with his family in Poland. Their daughter Anita was born in 1945. In 1941 a ghetto was established in Gąbin. Jakob was sent to Liebenau work camp as a forced-laborer working on the autobahn. He was killed by a motorcycle driven by a German officer in 1941. Albert was also a forced-laborer and fled the camp. He was hidden by Helena Grabarek and her family in Niedzieliska, Poland. Rose fled Gąbin and was first hidden in the home of Jan Sołdański, and then with Witold and Boleslawa Ostrowski in Budy Piaseczne. She lived under the false name of Jadwiga Maciejewska. On April 17, 1942 Hena, Stas, his wife Helene (1917-19…
identifier: irn736874
is or was included in: us-005578-irn736873
record resource extent: overall: Height: 9.055 inches (23 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Children's book, Alef beys, entrusted to Esther Greenbaum by her friend. The Yiddish language book was written by Eliezer Steinbarg and published by Ḳulṭur, Ṭshernovits in 1921. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Henry Greenbaum, his family, and his wife, Esther Stern, in Gąbin, Poland, Romania, and France, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Henry, who was the eldest of four Greenbaum children, moved to France for medical school, where he met Esther, a fellow medical student from Romania. Henry’s parents, Jakob and Hena, along with his brother, Stas (Stan), sister-in-law, Helene, and nephew, Izho, were killed during the Holocaust. Henry's youngest siblings, Rosa and Abram (Albert), survived in hiding in Poland.
title: Alef beys̀ Children's book, Alef beys, entrusted to Esther Greenbaum