Gertrude Philipp letter

Identifier
irn517308
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.398
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517308

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Anni Salberg Rachootin donated this letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 12, 2005 through Peter Fredlake

Scope and Content

Consists of one letter, 12 pages, from Gertrude Philipp, of Germany, to the Salberg family in Pennsylvania on August 17, 1939. In the letter, she gives extensive description of her experiences on Kristallnacht and how difficult life had become as a result of the anti-Jewish laws and of popular sentiments.

Subjects

  • Kristallnacht, 1938.

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.