us-005578-irn8661
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn8661/alternateIDs/1
type: RecordSet
title: 24 drawings from the concentration camps in Germany Print
scope and content: One of a set of twenty-three prints of drawings created by George Zielezinski
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1948-01-01
physical characteristics and technical requirements: reproduction numbered (8) and titled, lower right corner; image of man, being hung, arms pulled behind and then strung above
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has or had holder: us-005578
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn8661/acquisitions/1
has or had some members with language: deu
archival history: The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Dr. Gabriel Covo.
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn8661
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1948-12-31
record resource extent: overall: Height: 15.630 inches (39.7 cm) | Width: 11.730 inches (29.794 cm)
biographical history: Jerzy Zielezinski was born on March 28, 1914, in Lowicz, Poland, to Catholic parents, Josepha and Stanislau Zielezinski. He had a sister Helena and other siblings. Jerzy was a painter. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. His father was killed by the Germans for refusing an order. Jerzy was sent to the Warsaw ghetto which was established by the Germans in October 1941. On March 23, 1943, he was arrested for political activity. In early May, Jerzy was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp as a political prisoner. He was assigned prisoner number 119517. In January 1944, Jerzy was transferred to Flossenbürg concentration camp and assigned number 4817. While interned, Jerzy was severely beat by a guard and lost the hearing in one ear. When the doctor who treated him learned that he was an artist, he gave Jerzy some paper and charcoal. Jerzy begin secretly creating sketches of the scenes he witnessed in the camp. When the guards learned that Jerzy was an artist, he was able to improve his situation at the camp by drawing birthday and Christmas cards for them. Between April 15-20, 1945, as Allied forces approached, the SS began to evacuate the camp, sending prisoners by train and forced march toward Dachau concentration camp. Jerzy was at Dachau when the camp was liberated on April 23 by American troops. Jerzy then went to Schwandorf displaced persons camp. He was hospitalized in a DP hospital from September - December 1945. While recuperating, Jerzy used his sketches as the basis for finished drawings of concentration camp scenes. In January 1946, he relocated to Munich DP camp. Jerzy's first wife, who was Jewish, had been sent from Poland to Germany as a forced laborer. She was killed during a bombing raid. He Americanized his name to George. Two books of his drawings of ghetto and concentration camp life were published in 1946: K.Z. Album, which visualized his experiences in Warsaw Ghetto, and 24 drawings from concentration camps in Germany. On April…