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Portrait of the Wolnerman Family
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Portrait of Holocaust survivor, Israel Wolnerman, his wife Irene, and their child. Wolnerman was among thousands of prisoners from Staltach (a subsidiary of Dachau) on their way to annihilation in the Austrian Tirol when the train was bombed by the Allies; the prisoners were then liberated by the U.S. Army. The Wolnermans settled in Milwaukee in 1953.
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Portrait of Israel Wolnerman
Portrait of Holocaust survivor, Israel Wolnerman. Wolnerman was among thousands of prisoners from Staltach (a subsidiary of Dachau), on their way to annihilation in the Austrian Tirol when the trai...
Israel Wolnerman and Family at their Milwaukee Home
December 19, 1980
Holocaust survivor Israel Wolnerman, his wife Irene, and their daughter Ann at their residence. Wolnerman was among thousands of prisoners from Staltach (a subsidiary of Dachau) on their way to ann...
Interview with Israel Wolnerman, March 9 and 16, 1980; August 11, 1980; and November 18, 1980
Mar 9, 1980 - Nov 18, 1980
Biography Israel Wolnerman was born in Zawiercie, Poland, on March 16, 1922, and orphaned at 13. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, 17-year-old Israel was in Zawiercie actively particip...
Holocaust Survivor Manny Chulew and Family
1947
Foreground: Sasha Auerbach (brother of Esther Chulew). Back, from left: unidentified woman, Manny Chulew, Esther Chulew (sister-in-law), Baruch Chulew (brother); Linz, Austria.
Susanne Hafner Goldfarb and Family in Israel
February 1949
From left: Cousin, Susanne Hafner Goldfarb, Max Hafner (father), in Raanana, Israel.
Portrait of Relles Family
1948
Ida and Rabbi Mayer Relles with son Nathan; Ancona, Italy.
