Ernst Reis letter

Identifier
irn634840
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.592.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn634840

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael R. Shaughnessy

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Michael R. Shaughnessy.

Scope and Content

Contains an antisemitic letter, with envelope, addressed to William Ries in Pittsburgh, PA from his cousin Ernst Ries in Köln, Germany; dated January 6, 1936, In the letter, Ernst writes about how things are "looking up" for Germany thanks to the Führer and the "cleansing" of the population of Jews.

Subjects

  • Antisemitism--Germany.

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.