Sittsamer, Jack.
Jack Sittsamer was born on October 24, 1924, in Mielec, Poland. He was the only person in his immediate family to survive the Holocaust. Sittsamer was liberated from Gusen, a concentration camp in Austria, in May 1945. He immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1949 and worked as a sheet metal worker. After his retirement, Sittsamer became active in Holocaust education and spoke at schools, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other special events.
From the description of Jack Sittsamer Oversize Papers 1929-1998 [manuscript] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 664273241
Jack Sittsamer was born on October 24, 1924, in Mielec, Poland. He was the only person in his immediate family to survive the Holocaust. Sittsamer was liberated from Gusen, a concentration camp in Austria, in May 1945. He immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1949 and worked as a sheet metal worker. After his retirement, Sittsamer became active in Holocaust education and spoke at schools, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other special events. The collection consists of papers relating to his personal life and his involvement in the Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
From the description of Jack Sittsamer papers 1949-2008 1995-2007 [manuscript] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 664141211
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Sittsamer, Jack. Jack Sittsamer papers 1949-2008 1995-2007 [manuscript] | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Sittsamer, Jack. Jack Sittsamer Oversize Papers 1929-1998 [manuscript] | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Holocaust Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Organization for Rehabilitation and Training | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sittsamer family. | family |
| associatedWith | Sittsamer, Jack, 1924-2008. | person |
| associatedWith | United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Austria | |||
| Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh | |||
| Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh | |||
| Mielec (Poland) | |||
| Austria | |||
| Poland | |||
| Mauthausen (Austria) | |||
| Poland |
| Subject |
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| Concentration camp inmates |
| Holocaust survivors |
| Jews |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Person
Active 1949
Active 2008
