Overview
- Description
- Abraham Briansky's memoir describes how he: was deported from the Soviet Union because of a letter that he wrote and sent to Joseph Stalin; spent two years in Palestine; emigrated to France; fought in the French army during the German invasion; fled to southern France following the French capitulation; was captured by German soldiers after he tried to recover some property in Vichy France; and escaped and emigrated to the United States via Portugal. The photocopied letters relate to Briansky's attempts to get his memoir published.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Oct. 1994, the author donated his memoir and copies of his letters to the USHMMA.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:06
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504146
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