Zvi Klinger papers
Extent and Medium
folders
7
,
3 microfiche,
Creator(s)
- Zvi Klinger
Biographical History
Zvi (Heinrich Oswald) Klinger was born in Vienna, Austria, on 17 May 1918. He immigrated illegally to Israel through Caesarae Philippi (Baniyas), Syria, in 1938. During his stay there, he served in the ?Hagava (Haganah) underground military. He immigrated to the United States in Dec. 1955. Klinger died on 17 Dec. 1986.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The letters were written by Zvi Klinger and other members of the Klinger family from 1938 to 1940. The letters stayed in the possession of Zvi Klinger until his death in Dec. 1986 at which time they became the property of his widow, Chaya Klinger. The letters were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by her on 17 Dec. 1991.
Scope and Content
Consists of 74 letters (some fragmented) exchanged by Zvi Klinger and other members of his family between Austria and Palestine from 1938 to 1940. The letters contain information relating to Zvi Klinger's illegal immigration to Israel and the fate of Klinger family members who remained in Austria during the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological
People
- Klinger, Zvi (Klinger, Heinrich Oswald)
- Klinger, Chaya.
Subjects
- Vienna (Austria)
- Leer (Germany)
- Emigration and immigration.
- Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Jews--Austria.
- Holocaust survivors.
Genre
- Document
- Letters.