| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Arnold Friedman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Friedman, Arnold | | | | Dates: | 1972-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Arnold Friedman (1927-2008) was a Holocaust survivor born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He owned and operated Arnold's Scrap Metals for over forty years on the east side of Cleveland. He and his wife Betty had three children, Sharon, Doreen, and Jeff. In 1972 he published Death Was Our Destiny, an account of his time in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Dornhau, Seifenwasser, and Flossenburg. He spoke often of his experiences to school, church, and youth groups. The collection consists of articles, biographical statements, a book jacket, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5166 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Friedman family | Friedman, Arnold, 1927-2008 | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Kol Israel Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Kol Israel Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1973-2001 | | | | Abstract: | The Kol Israel Foundation is an organization of Holocaust survivors resident in Cleveland. It was founded in 1959 to represent area Holocaust survivors while helping secure special education, guidance, vocational training, social and economic adjustment for immigrants settling in Greater Cleveland. A Second Generation group sponsors educational workshops while the foundation sponsors annual Holocaust commemoration events at different synagogues throughout the city. This collection consists of agendas, meeting minutes, bank statements, booklets, correspondence, learning packet, letterhead, lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, programs, reports, applications, thank you letters, autographs, certificates, notices, itinerary, mission statements, news releases, photographs, raffle tickets, tables, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5404 | | | | Extent: | 3 linear feet (three containers) | | | | Subjects: | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | World War, 1939-1945. | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Personal narratives. | War crime trials.
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