Correspondence from and to ghettos, 1939-1945 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

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Collection Overview

Title: Correspondence from and to ghettos, 1939-1945

Predominant Dates:1940 -- 1944

ID: RG-72.02/RG-72.02

Primary Creator: multiple senders (1939 -- 1945)

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement: Materials are arranged by subjects and creators. The identifiers are assigned by the processor

Subjects: correspondence to and from ghettos

Languages: German, Polish, Russian

Abstract

This Collection contains various correspondences sent to and from ghettos in Poland. Largely, they are inquiries of whereabouts of family members, relatives and friends. The correspondences sent from ghettos, if not censored, include factology of the life in the ghettos.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Letters and postcards reflect on the life of families and individuals in belligerent countries, specifically in the ghettos in Poland. There is also correspondence between the ghetto residents and the people who lived in neutral countries

Collection Historical Note

Individual inquiries, official responses and personal correspondence

Biographical Note

inquiries sent to and from ghettos, largely about whereabout of family members, relatives and friends

Subject/Index Terms

correspondence to and from ghettos

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Document/Artifact of Item-Level:

[Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: From Amalia Lehser to Fratelli Kreh in Genova, Italy, Krakow Ghetto postcard, 28 September 1941, 28 September 1941],
[Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: From L. Rudy to Ch. Ruda in Paris, Kosow Lacki ghetto, 7 September 1942, 7 September 1942],
[Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: From L. Rudy to M.A. Rudy in Paris, Kosow Lacki ghetto postcard, 9 August 1942, 9 August 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: From Amalia Lehser to Fratelli Kreh in Genova, Italy, Krakow Ghetto postcard, 28 September 1941, 28 September 1941

A handwritten postcard.

Subject/Index Terms:: postcards; Amalia Lehser; Personal correspondence; Krakow (Poland: Ghetto); wartime correspondences

Creators:: Amalia Lehrer (September 1941)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: From L. Rudy to Ch. Ruda in Paris, Kosow Lacki ghetto, 7 September 1942, 7 September 1942

A handwritten postcard.

Subject/Index Terms:: postcards; Personal correspondence; wartime correspondences; Paris (France); Kosow Lacki (Poland: Ghetto)

Creators:: Rudy, L. (September 1942)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: From L. Rudy to M.A. Rudy in Paris, Kosow Lacki ghetto postcard, 9 August 1942, 9 August 1942

A handwritten postcard.

Subject/Index Terms:: postcards; wartime correspondences; Personal correspondence; Paris (France); Kosow Lacki (Poland: Ghetto)

Creators:: Rudy, L. (September 1942)