This page presents consolidated biographical data compiled from Arolsen Archives (International Tracing Service), Yad Vashem records, and personal family documents.
Personal Identification
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Herman FREIMAN (also: FRAJMAN, FREIMANN) |
| Hebrew Name | צבי (Zvi) |
| Birth Date | March 2, 1910 (Note: Some documents show 1905) |
| Birthplace | Boryslaw (Boryslav), Galicia, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Religion | Jewish (Jude) |
| Profession | Schneider (Tailor) |
| Languages | Polish, Yiddish (Jewish), Russian, Sign Language |
| Nationality | Polish (fr. polnisch), later Israeli |
Parents
| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| Father | Feibel FREIMAN (variants: Faivel, Faifel, Fajwel) |
| Mother | Shifra ROSEN (variants: Schifra, Szyfra) — née/geb. Rosen |
Marriage & Family
First Marriage (Pre-War):
Herman had a wife and children before WWII who perished during the Holocaust. No documentary records of their names have been found in the available sources. The 1959 ITS form lists his marital status “at the time of incarceration” as ledig (single), which may have been an administrative simplification or error, since family oral history confirms a pre-war family.
Second Marriage:
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Wife | Ester FREIMAN (née unknown) |
| Wife’s Birth Date | April 15, 1920 |
| Marriage Date | 1945 |
| Marriage Place | Poland |
| Children | Three sons (visible in family photograph, names not in documents) |
Document Sources
Arolsen Archives (ITS)
- TD (Tracing Document) File 790 495
- DP-2 Cards: September 4, 1946 / November 20, 1946 / July 1, 1947
- DP-3 Card: Assembly Center Registration
- Certificate of Residence No. 413381 (February 26, 1960)
- Power of Attorney (Vollmacht) dated October 20, 1959
- Polish Jewish Registry (Warsaw, January 1947)
- Palestine Emigration Lists (September 30, 1948)
Yad Vashem
- Pinkas HaKehillot (Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities) — Boryslaw entry
- ITS Database Search Results
- Hebrew documentation explaining TD card significance
Personal Family Archives
- Portrait photograph of Tzvi Freiman in suit (circa age 40)
- Earlier formal portrait photograph
- Family photograph with Ester and three sons in Israel