Letter relating to the fate of Jews from Breslau, Germany

Identifier
irn504182
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0018
  • RG-14.012
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504182

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Wrocław (Poland)

Acquisition

Copied for Miles Lerman by Minister Zakrzewski. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the copy in Aug. 1993.

Scope and Content

The letter was written by an unknown Jewish citizen of Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), to the Archbishop of Breslau. It describes how Jews in the vicinity of Breslau, Germany, and in parts of occupied Poland had their property confiscated, were deported, forced into ghettos, and summarily executed. It also describes conditions of deportees and concentration camp inmates.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Wrocław (Poland)

Corporate Bodies

  • Catholic Church

Subjects

  • Jews--Poland--Wrocław.
  • Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
  • Executions and executioners--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Germany.
  • Jewish property--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Germany.

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.