Warschau Holocaust Collection

Mead Public Library’s Jewish Holocaust Collection includes the personal archives and files of Sheboygan residents who survived the Holocaust and its aftermath.

The collection can be viewed by the public and is located in the Fela and Anschel Warschau Room on the second floor of the library (check in at the second-floor Help Desk).

It includes 150 cataloged items along with numerous documents, videos and photographs, some of which are displayed in the Warschau Room.

The collection of original books and other materials housed there is available for consultation in that room only, though copies of some books and videos are available for checkout. Please check with a staff member for more information.

The documents displayed in the room are intended to represent the journeys of all the Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Sheboygan—starting with life in a displaced persons camp following liberation, through arrival in the United States, and eventual application for United States citizenship. The photographs displayed on the wall and in albums symbolize both what was lost and what was gained—family members and friends lost to the war juxtaposed with children and new friends gained as the Holocaust survivors continued their lives.

The collection was established in 2001 through generous support from community members.