Letter to Moses Beckelman, Vilno, 1940

Letter from the "Committee for collecting material about the destruction of the Jews in Poland, 1939" to the Director General of the "American Joint Distribution" Moses Beckelman, outlining their work. The committee, consisting of 60 polish-jewish writers and journalists, was gathering information about what happened to Jews since the outbreak of the war, including information about Jews suffering in Concentration camps. The letter describes the efforts that the committee was undertaking to collect material, namely, to organize staff, to interview refugees, and to type down everything so it could be used in the future for testimonies at trials to reclaim jewish properties. The committee is further asking for financial support to be able to afford offices and supplies. The letter is anonymous and not signed.