Alfred J. Kahn papers

Document | Accession Number: 2010.397.2 a-b

Letter (a) written by Dovid Paltsey, donor's paternal great uncle in Moscow to donor's father, Joseph Kahn in Florida. In his letter, mailed on February 4, 1948, Dovid Paltsev described the fate of the family in Velizh (about 140 hm from Smolensk) where out of approximately 2,000 Jews only 20 survived the Holocaust. He named each member of the family who was murdered by the Germans and the few who were lucky to avoid the massacre. In Yiddish; with envelope (b).

Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred J. Kahn

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Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Dr. Alfred J. Kahn
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.
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