Josef Frenkiel letter

Identifier
irn504174
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0062
  • RG-10.099
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504174

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The letter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Kiva Frenkel, Josef's brother, in June 1993.

Scope and Content

The letter, sent by Josef Frenkiel from Algiers in 1939 via the International Red Cross, inquires as to whether members of his family still live in Warsaw, Poland. The response, on the opposite side of the first letter, also written in 1939, revealed that members of Frenkiel's family were still living in Warsaw, Poland.

Subjects

  • Algiers (Algeria)
  • Letters.
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • Jews--Poland.

Genre

  • Document
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