Berell Guldes letter

Identifier
irn516670
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.150
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516670

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Thomas Reeves donated this letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Apr. 21, 2005 through Dr. Bruce Kaplan. All correspondence to the donor has been and should continue to go through Dr. Kaplan. Mr. Reeves worked for Gimbal's Department Store in Philadelphia, where the letter was returned.

Scope and Content

Contains one letter, written in Yiddish and dated July 9, 1941 from "Shifra" in Philadelphia to her sister, Berell Guldes, in Poland. In the letter, Shifra writes that she hopes Berell is alive and implores her to write a few words to her sister. Also includes envelope. The letter was censored by the Germans but returned to the United States, as Ms. Guldes could not be located for delivery.

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.