us-005578-irn87094-irn106825
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Missal with holy cards and documents inserted between pages and inscriptions in ink and pencil; 15 cm.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1936-01-01
has end date: 1936-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: pol
has record set type: Item
history: The missal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Marilyn Stiles on behalf of the Estate of Wesley Zineski.
identifier: irn106825
is or was included in: us-005578-irn87094
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Inscribed Cathlic missal with holy cards and documents inserted between the pages that belonged to Wieslaw Zizniewski. The Zyzniewskis were a Catholic family from Łódź, Poland, who were active in the resistance organized to oppose the German occupation. Wieslaw and his mother Janina were arrested by the Gestapo in February 1942 for their political activities and sent to Radogoszcz prison. In October 1942, they were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, where Janina died in January 1943. Wieslaw was sent to Buchenwald in March 1943 where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945.
title: Pamphlet