Michael Wertman letter

Identifier

irn516635

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2005.121.1

Level of Description

Item

Languages

German

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516635

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The letter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Ethel Wertman, the wife of Michael Wertman.

Scope and Content

The letter was written by 18-year-old Michael Wertman [donor's husband] in Munich, Germany, to his maternal uncle who was living in N.Y. In the letter, Wertman writes about his mother's death during the liquidation of the ghetto in Tarnogród, Poland, on November 11, 1942. He also inquires about other family members and his desire to start a new life.

Subjects

Holocaust survivors.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany--Munich.
Jewish ghettos--Poland--Tarnogród.
Holocaust victims--Poland--Tarnogród.

Genre

Document
Letters.

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