Dr. David Lehrhaft letter

Identifier
irn524321
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.258.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Dr. David Lehrhaft served as an officer in the Polish Army and was executed by the Soviets in Katyn in April 1940.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rosalyn Orenstein

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Rosalyn Orenstein. Dr. David Lehrhaft was her paternal uncle.

Scope and Content

Two page letter written by Dr. David Lehrhaft, in Krakow, to his younger sister in Newark, NJ in which he describes the political situation in Poland as well as the family situation in Krakow. The two page letter has been laminated.

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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.