Herman Scheveschewsky letter

Identifier
irn501696
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0204
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501696

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Barbara R. Byer

Scope and Content

Handwritten letter, in German, dated February 19, 1980, from Mr. and Mrs. Herman Scheveschewsky to Theresa and Harry Golluber, thanking Mr. Golluber for saving Mr. Scheveschewsky's during the war. According to Mrs. Golluber, who gave the letter to the donor, Barbara Rubin Byer, Herman Scheveschewsky was a member of the underground on the run from the Nazis when he was given shelter by the Gollubers; after the war, he was able to locate them and repay the money he had borrowed from them.

Genre

  • Document
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