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Peter Lederman escaped to England from Nazi Germany after "Kristallnacht" (Night of Broken Glass).

Portrait photograph of Susan Lederman as a young girl before the war in Czechoslovakia. Susan was a hidden child during World War II and the Holocaust.

Papers issued by the Soviet Union allowed Lina and the children to move from eastern occupied Poland to western Poland. Samuel had to leave eastern Poland to secretly escape the communists.

A series of photographs marking the Tennenbaum's time in Germany, such as time spent at the Munich Zoo and before their departure to the United States on July 6, 1946. Pictured on the Marine Flasher ship are Edith, Selma, and a family friend, Sonia…

The only picture showing a glimpse of the cottage was taken in 1939 when Selma, Edith, and Wusia were vacationing at the house. They all returned to hide there from 1943-1944.

Map showing the layout of the cottage and the tunnel Hyrc dug from the wardrobe to the porch.

Portrait photos of Karol and Hela Skrzeszewska, and Hyrc Tyc (not pictured: Misia Tyc). All four individuals helped hide the Tennenbaums at Hela's cottage in Jelechowice, 2.5 miles from Złoczów. Hela is listed as "Righteous Among the Nations" at…

Samuel Tennenbaum's work certificate was issued by the Judenrat and stamped by the Gestapo in 1940.

Samuel and Lina received a permit to live outside of the ghetto, signed by the Kreishauptmann (district captain), Quizo. He refused to allow Selma…

Selma and Edith sitting with their nanny Hanka before the war. Their nanny brought the family food while they hid in the attic.

Samuel Tennenbaum at his father's factory before the war. On the left sits a printing press, which saved the family from being on the Gestapo lists. The Nazis appointed a Ukrainian woman to run the factory (Jews were prohibited from owning…