Ona Simaite papers, 1941-1970

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Summary

Creators:
ล imaitฤ—, Ona, 1894-1970
Abstract:
Correspondence, notes, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to underground aid to the Jewish ghetto inhabitants of Vilnius, Lithuania, during the German occupation, 1941-1944.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
Lithuanian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ona Simaite Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1894
Born, Akmene, Lithuania
1941-1944
Librarian and literary critic at Vilna University, involved in underground aid to the Jewish ghettos during the German occupation of Vilnius, Lithuania
1944
Arrested and sentenced to death for aid to Jews, Vilna University officials intervened and she was sent to Dachau and later to a camp in southern France
1953
Arrived in Israel and remained there until death, living with those whom she aided during World War II in Vilnius
1970
Died, Israel
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1974.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ona Simaite Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
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