Pincus Kolender's ID card, Pocking, Germany 1945

Title:

Pincus Kolender's ID card, Pocking, Germany 1945

Date:

1945

Creator (Personal):

Kolender, Pincus, 1926-2008

Description:

ID card was issued by a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. army and sanctioned by city hall in Pocking, Germany on August 21, 1945. Among the information on the card is Pincus' date of liberation (May 5, 1945) and his Auschwitz prisoner number (161253). Pincus is still wearing his jacket from Auschwitz.

Collection Title:

Pincus Kolender Papers, circa 1915-1996

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Kolender, Pincus, 1926-2008

Topical Subject:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Holocaust survivors -- Poland, and Fohrenwald (Germany : Refugee camp)

Geographic Subject:

Pocking (Passau,Germany)

Language:

English

Date Digital:

2007-11

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Statement:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

60258