Isaac Bitton papers
Extent and Medium
folder
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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.
Isaac Bitton donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of one two-page carbon copy of a letter from Dr. Azancot, head of the Jewish community in Lisbon, Portugal, to President Salazar regarding the protection of refugees in Portugal and photocopies of articles appearing in the Portuguese newspaper "Diario de noticias" regarding the Jewish community in Lisbon.
System of Arrangement
The Isaac Bitton papers is arranged in a single series.
Subjects
- Lisbon (Portugal)
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Portugal--Lisbon.
- Portugal.
- Jews--Portugal--Lisbon--History--20th century.
- Refugees, Jewish--Portugal--Lisbon.
Genre
- Letters.
- Document
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)