Litman family papers

Litman family papers 

Litman family papers 

box 1 

The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of the Litman family of Zalishchyky, including their survival in Tovste and Jarosław, Poland with the use of false identification papers. Included are false identification papers identifying Olga Litman and her daughters Halina and Eva as Catholics with the last name Lityński, a work permit for Olga to work at a German military camp in Jarosław, DP identification cards, post-war British military papers of Ignacy Litman, marriage certificates, documents used for restitution, clippings, and photographs. The photographs consist of pre-war and post-war family photographs, as well as depictions of Olga, Halina, and Eva in Tovste and Jarosław during the war, including Halina at her first Communion. 

The collection is arranged as two series: Series 1. Biographical material, 1930-1959; Series 2. Photographs, circa 1930-1956