Yvonne Kohen Bourla correspondence

Identifier
irn562965
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.352.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • Italian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562965

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tony Hananel

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Tony Hananel, granddaughter of Yvonne Kohen Bourla.

Scope and Content

Contains a letter sent by Yvonne Kohen Bourla (donor’s grandmother) in Istanbul to her cousin Estherina Scaloni in Salonika, Greece, dated April 9, 1942; Estherina’s reply on verso dated June 10, 1942. The letter is written on Vatican Embassy paper, which Yvonne Bourla was able to use courtesy of Julia Foskolo, a Catholic woman who was taking care of Yvonne's daughters.

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.