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Testimony

Joint testimony of Raya (Kurliandchik) Milshtein Shoshan, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1918, and Dvora (Kurliandchik) Kantor, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1928, regarding their experiences in the Kaunas (Kovno) Ghetto, Shanc, Stutthof, Trunz and other places Life before the war. Deportation of Jews and their murder in the Seventh Fort by the Lithuanians, July 1941; murder of Jewish intelligentsia, August 1941; deportation of the family to the Kaunas Ghetto, 28 August 1941; ghetto life; deportation of Jews by the Germans, 28 October 1941; deportation to Shanc, December 1943; camp life including murder of...

File Number : 3127

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

Reviews of the works of Esther Lurie

- Reviews, articles and newspaper clippings dedicated to the painter Esther Lurie, 1950s-1990s; - Journals in which works by Esther Lurie were published, or articles related to her or in which she is mentioned; Included in the file: Guestbook from an exhibition of art by Esther Lurie that was exhibited in 1987.

File Number : 10

Type of Material : Journal, Excerpt(s), Newspaper Clippings, Article

Language : Lithuanian, Hebrew, Polish, French, English, Russian, German, Yiddish

Documentation related to the experiences of Esther Lurie after the liberation and to her efforts to obtain the paintings she painted in the Kaunas Ghetto

- Permit issued to Esther Lurie in the Aversa DP camp in April 1945; - Correspondence by Esther Lurie during her stay in Italy and in Eretz Israel in 1945, conducted with private individuals (regarding her experiences during the Holocaust and afterwards) and with the British Mandatory government (regarding the fate of her works from the Kaunas Ghetto); - Draft of a letter written by Esther Lurie to the management of the Vilna Museum, regarding the fate of her works (undated); Included in the file: - Excerpts of lists of survivors, in which the name of Esther Lurie appears; - Issue of the "Einikait"...

File Number : 8

Type of Material : Draft, List of Jewish Survivors, Newspaper, Personal Documents, Postcard, Correspondence, Letter, Appeal to the Authorities, Certification, Application

Language : Hebrew, English, Russian, Yiddish

Documentation related to exhibitions of the art of Esther Lurie that were displayed during the 1950s-1990s

- Membership cards of the "Israel Painters and Sculptors Association", issued to Esther Lurie during the 1960s-1980s ; - Invitations, announcements, pamphlets and catalogs related to exhibitions of the art of Esther Lurie or exhibitions in which she participated in Israel or overseas during the 1950s-1990s; - Lists of the art work of Esther Lurie; - Documentation related to the organization of exhibitions and the material side of the artist's work.

File Number : 9

Type of Material : Financial Records, הודעה, Article, Invitation, Correspondence, Exhibition Catalog

Language : Lithuanian, Hebrew, French, English, Latvian

Excerpts from the memoirs of Esther Lurie regarding her experiences during the Holocaust, and documentation related to her artistic activities during the Holocaust

- Excerpts from the memoirs of Esther Lurie regarding her experiences in the Kaunas Ghetto and in Stutthof camp during the Holocaust, and her efforts to document reality in her paintings; - Documentation regarding the publication of an album of paintings of the Kaunas Ghetto, "Living Testimony", 1958; - Documentation regarding the production of a documentary film, "Living Testimony", dedicated to the artistic activities of Esther Lurie in the Kaunas Ghetto; - Documentation regarding the Eichmann Trial; - Documentation regarding the Kaunas Ghetto and prominent figures in the life of the Kaunas Ghetto...

File Number : 7

Type of Material : Article, Draft, Financial Records, Note, Memoirs, Correspondence

Language : Italian, Hebrew, Polish, French, English, Russian, German

Speeches and articles by Esther Lurie, regarding artists and art

- Speeches and drafts of speeches given by Esther Lurie as opening remarks at exhibitions and events; - Invitations to exhibitions, at which Esther Lurie presented opening remarks at several of them; - Documentation related to Esther Lurie's role in organizing exhibitions by Yosef Kuzkovski and Mark Zytnicki; - Notes, listings and comments regarding art and artists, written by Esther Lurie.

File Number : 6

Type of Material : Draft, Speech, Letter, Article, Invitation, Note, Application

Language : Hebrew, French, English, Russian

Correspondence by Esther Lurie with cultural institutions and Holocaust commemoration institutions in Israel and overseas

Correspondence by Esther Lurie with museums, galleries, professional associations and public organizations during the 1950s to the 1990s. Among the organizations: Yad Vashem, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Eretz Israel Museum, Ghetto Fighters' House Museum, universities, schools and municipalities. Included in the file: Letters from public figures and private individuals.

File Number : 5

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter, Correspondence, Envelope, Telegram

Language : Hebrew, French, English, German

Biographies and autobiographies of Esther Lurie

- The experiences of the artist and painter Esther Lurie (some written by her), prepared for various artistic projects.

File Number : 4

Type of Material : Curriculum Vitae (cv), Biography, Article, Questionnaire, סיפור חיים

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Letters and postcards sent to Esther Lurie by her family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances during the 1950s to the 1990s

- Letters, postcards, telegrams and notes sent to Esther Lurie by her family and friends from Eretz Israel, the United States, England, Poland, Latvia and other countries (the senders are Lilian I. Friedlaender, Sara Gorszejn, J. F. Morris, Tanya Kelim, Rina Bloch, the Kapiloff and Karelic families, and others).

File Number : 3

Type of Material : כרטיס ברכה, Postcard, Letter, Correspondence, Envelope, Note, Telegram

Language : Hebrew, French, English, Russian, German, Yiddish

Documentation related to Dr. Yosef Shapira and his wife Esther Lurie Shapira

- Genealogies of the Lurie and Shapira families; - Diploma of Dr. Josef Szapiro (born in Lodz in 1900), issued in Heidelberg in 1924, and his doctoral dissertation; - Documentation related to the graphics publishing activities of Dr Szapiro; - Telegram sent by Yosef Shapira to Esther Lurie in September 1945; - Correspondence of Yosef and Esther Shapira, from the 1960s; - Personal documentation of Esther Lurie Shapira, from the 1960s and 1970s; - Drafts of letters by Esther Lurie (to private individuals and institutions); - Pieces of paper and individual pages with Esther Lurie’s day-to-day...

File Number : 2

Type of Material : Diploma, Telegram, Postcard, Newspaper, Note, הודעה, Obituary, עבודת דוקטורנט, Correspondence, Maps, Poems/songs, Personal Documents

Language : Hebrew, English, German, Yiddish

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