Summary/Abstract:  Jerzy (George) Zielezinski was Polish artist and Dachau concentration camp survivor. The drawings depict life in the camp as the artist saw it. Zielezinski was a political prisoner in Dachau. The collection consists of twenty-four b/w reproductions of drawings, title-page, contents page as well as two text leaves resting in quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards portfolio with folding flaps relating to the lives of prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp.

Quantity/Physical Description: 1 linear foot

Language(s):  English, German, French

Repository:  The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Restrictions on Access:  There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Restrictions on Use:  Copyright restrictions may apply.  Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.  Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation:  Box #, Folder #, Mss 227, Jerzy (George) Zielezinski Papers, The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Arrangement:  The papers are arranged in one folio.

Biographical/Historical Note:  Jerzy (George) Zielezinski was Polish artist and political prisoner in Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the camp, he created artwork related to his experiences in the Holocaust.

Scope and Content:  Researchers studying the Jerzy (George) Zielezinski Papers will gain an artist’s perspective on the Holocaust and Dachau concentration camp. The papers are arranged in one folio.

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