Overview
- Description
- Contains a letter of recommendation for Gerszon Markman (donor's husband) from the director of the Heidenheim DP camp; dated February 20, 1946. Gerszon Markman was secretary of the camp, and this letter was written to wish them well on their journey to Belgium. They were stopped at the Belgian border because they did not have the right papers, so they ended up travelling to the United States instead.
- Date
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issue:
1946 February 20
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Janet Szyjewicz Markman
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Corporate Name
- Heidenheim (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Janet Markman.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-26 14:06:05
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37164
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