Sold family correspondence

Identifier
irn45627
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.78.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn45627

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Szymon Sold

Biographical History

Szymon Sold owned a wholesale hardware business. Their children in Palestine pleaded with them to leave Poland. In 1937, Nunio Sold (Regina's brother) committed suicide, which left the parents despondent. In 1941 they left Lwow and moved to Stryj to avoid deportation to Siberia.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arie Bar-Or

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Dr. Arie Bar-Or

Scope and Content

Contains letters written by Szymon and Hinda Sold in Lwow, Poland, to their daughter Regina Sold Bauer and son-in-law, Dr. Artur Bauer in Palestine. In 1941 they left Lwow and moved to Stryj to avoid deportation to Siberia. The last communication was dated July 3, 1942 and was sent via Red Cross to Dr. Artur Bauer in Petah Tikva, Palestine.

Subjects

  • Stryĭ (Ukraine)
  • Lviv (Ukraine)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.