Stalin, Hitler, and Abraham Briansky

Identifier
irn504146
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0191
  • RG-02.125
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504146

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Oct. 1994, the author donated his memoir and copies of his letters to the USHMMA.

Scope and Content

Abraham Briansky's memoir describes how he: was deported from the Soviet Union because of a letter that he wrote and sent to Joseph Stalin; spent two years in Palestine; emigrated to France; fought in the French army during the German invasion; fled to southern France following the French capitulation; was captured by German soldiers after he tried to recover some property in Vichy France; and escaped and emigrated to the United States via Portugal. The photocopied letters relate to Briansky's attempts to get his memoir published.

People

  • Briansky, Abraham.

Subjects

  • Soviet Union--Politics and government.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
  • Confiscations.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors.

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.