Holocaust memoir, handwritten by Shoshana (Rosa) Taubman, who survived the war under a false identity; including photographs of Shoshana taken while she was in the ghetto, and during other periods of the war; an identification document in Shoshana's name, issued in the Krakow ghetto. Photographs and identification document originating from Europe, 1930s-1940s / Memoir written in Israel, 1994. Hebrew and German.
1. An Identification document for Jewish craftsmen in the Krakow ghetto (issued by the Verband der jüdischen Handwerker in Krakau – "Association of Jewish Craftsmen in Krakow") With Shoshana's photograph, personal details, and handwritten signature. July, 1940.
Folding card, 12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes.
2. Handwritten memoir. Dedicated by Shoshana to her son; the memoir documents Shoshana's Holocaust experiences, recounting in detail the hardships she had to endure during the war.
Eighteen original photographs, taken during the Holocaust, are mounted to the pages of the manuscript. The photographs depict the Taubman family members wearing Jewish armbands, Shoshana as a worker in the ghetto, Shoshana disguised as a Christian girl, and more. One of the photographs was used in her false identification card.
[15] ff. bound with string (24 pp. with text or photograph; last page left blank), approx. 34.5X27 cm. (size varies). Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and minor blemishes. Tear to first leaf. Pinholes to margins of several leaves.
Enclosed: • A photo identification document, issued to Shoshana by the British mandatory authorities after her immigration to Palestine (1946). • Various documents and letters pertaining to Shoshana and her family, from the years succeeding the war.