Auschwitz 'death book' consisting of c. 900 death certificates issued in May 1943. (ID: 30568)
Title or Main Description:
Auschwitz 'death book' consisting of c. 900 death certificates issued in May 1943. Victims are primarily non-Jews and include various nationalities. Entries include maiden name where applicable, date and place of birth, parents' names and date of death. Certificates are numbered consecutively from 19501 to 20427 and there are few omissions. Quality of film varies but is mostly legible (n.b. provenance of this material is probably Auschwitz State Museum)
Description:
Number of Names or Other Entries-- 900
Museum or Other Institution Holdings:
- Survivors Registry Collection [microfilm]
- Source Institution: Yad Vashem
- (#3)
Keywords:
- Genocide --Poland --History --20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945 --Poland --Atrocities.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Poland.
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Non-Jewish victims (USHMM)
Language and Other Notes:
Text in German.
Resource Center Cataloging Notes:
Former Q&A Name Lists Database File Number-- AP0722