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Szajko Frydman
| Szajko Frydman | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 1978 |
| Nativity | Poland |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal; French Croix de Guerre |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32728693 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
| Section | 7A |
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| Bronze Star Medal | French Croix de Guerre |
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Szajko Frydman (1911–1978) was a Ritchie Boy (from Poland; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Szajko (Zosa) Frydman (1911–1978) was a Polish-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 as a private and served overseas.
In 1927, he moved to France. In 1927, he moved to Paris. In 1934, he worked as a as a journalist, contributed to Yiddish language communist daily.
He is the subject of the 2015 non-fiction book The Archive Thief. He worked at YIVO as research assistant and unofficial zamler (collector). He worked at YIVO as research assistant.
He sent hundreds of boxes with documents to the Jewish YIVO organization. He for five weeks, served as interpreter in talks with local French and in. He one of his documentary thefts involved stealing large amounts of German documents from German archives in Berlin, where he was stationed in the immediate postwar period.
He wrote especially on French Jewish history but also on the modern history of the Jews in Eastern Europe. He as ZOSA SZAJKOWSKI, published many scholarly. He published many scholarly.
He published scholarly articles. He wrote articles on Jewish history.
Szajko attended Moved to Warsaw; studied at the Rabbinic Teachers Seminary.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Fr 412
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 67 |
| Class_ASN | 32728693 |
| Class_Name | FRYDMAN, Szajko |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1927 — Moved to France.
- 1927 — Moved to Paris.
- 3 October 1940 — Awarded Croix de Guerre with bronze star for bravery.
- In 1941 — He went to the U.S. and served as a paratrooper in World War ii.
- 20 September 1943 — Graduated with Class 10.
- 20 September 1943 — Graduated with Class 10. Classified as ___.
- Early 1943 — Assigned to Medical Corps at Camp Pickett, NJ.
- Assigned to MI team FR 412.
- Awarded Croix de Guerre.
- Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN: 32728693).
- Moved to Warsaw; studied at the Rabbinic Teachers Seminary.
- ___ Promoted to T/3.
- at 2 am plane of Serial 21 of the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron. On this plane were a total of 25 servicemen: six crewmen, General James Gavin and 18 others. As part of the Division’s HQ & HQ Company were two Ritchie Boys: American-born 2nd Lt. Carl O. Miller (Gavin’s interpreter) and Polish-born T/3 Szajko Frydman. Landed near Ste-Mere-Eglise.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
- Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-12-22 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Szajko Frydman for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 5 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Frydman, Szajko for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 5 source files: SZAJKO FRYDMAN (2021A).docx, SZAJKO FRYDMAN (2021B).docx, SZAJKO FRYDMAN (2021C).docx, SZAJKO FRYDMAN (2021D).docx, SZAJKO FRYDMAN.docx)