Handmade stamped letter

Identifier
irn684916
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.420.28
  • 2018.138
  • 2018.139
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn684916

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 6.630 inches (16.84 cm)

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Charles Weingarten.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Charles Albert Weingarten

Scope and Content

Handmade letter created by Charles Weingarten after the war. Charles Albert Weingarten is the son of Margarethe (Marguerite) Weingarten and Rudolph Gelb. He was born on Jan. 13, 1941, in Nice, France. In 1943 when the Germans invaded the area, Margarethe hid with Charles in the basement of a building in rue Verdi in Nice. In July 1943 Margarethe and Charles obtained false papers and moved to the grounds of a villa owned by the Matteudi family. They remained there through the end of World War II.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Genre

  • Object
  • Art
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