Mark Stern papers

Identifier
irn516971
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.86
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Mark Stern donated the Mark Stern papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998.

Scope and Content

The Mark Stern papers consist of letters and postcards from Jacob, Erna, Tosia, and Manek Stern [donor's father, mother, sister, and donor] in Poland and Italy to Leon Stern [donor's brother] in Palestine. Topics range from everyday life (school, work, family business, health, and weather) to life after liberation, conditions in an United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camp, finding work, disappointment, attempts to immigrate to the United States, happiness, and starting a new life.

System of Arrangement

The Mark Stern papers is arranged in a single series.

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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.