Jacob Waizman provisional identification card for civilian internee of Buchenwald, 1945.

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Jacob Waizman provisional identification card for civilian internee of Buchenwald, 1945.

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This is the identification card issued to Jacob Waizman (Jakub Wajcman) upon his liberation from Buchenwald concentration by the U.S. Third Army. It bears his prisoner number, dates of internment, fingerprint, and signature. The item is accompanied by funeral programs for he and his wife Paula, and a photocopy of their marriage certificate.

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

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Buchenwald concentration camp, one of the largest in Germany with its 130 satellite camps and units, was situated 5 miles north of Weimar in Thüringen. It was established in July 1937 when the first group of 149 mostly political prisoners and criminals was received. Some 238,980 prisoners passed through Buchenwald from 30 countries. 43,005 were killed or perished there....

Waizman, Jacob, 1920-2009.

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Jacob Waizman (Jakub Wajcman) was born on April 5, 1920 in Poland. In 1939, he and his parents while residing at Zawiercie were forced into a ghetto after the Nazi invasion. They were later sent to Auschwitz where Jacob's parents perished in the gas chamber. Jacob was sent to various work camps for forced labor and was ultimately located at Buchenwald. He was liberated on April 11, 1945 by the 6th Armored Division of the U.S. Third Army. After his liberation Waizman returned to Poland where he m...