Overview
- Description
- Contains letters written by Szymon and Hinda Sold in Lwow, Poland, to their daughter Regina Sold Bauer and son-in-law, Dr. Artur Bauer in Palestine. In 1941 they left Lwow and moved to Stryj to avoid deportation to Siberia. The last communication was dated July 3, 1942 and was sent via Red Cross to Dr. Artur Bauer in Petah Tikva, Palestine.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arie Bar-Or
- Collection Creator
- Szymon Sold
- Biography
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Szymon Sold owned a wholesale hardware business. Their children in Palestine pleaded with them to leave Poland. In 1937, Nunio Sold (Regina's brother) committed suicide, which left the parents despondent. In 1941 they left Lwow and moved to Stryj to avoid deportation to Siberia.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Stryĭ (Ukraine) Lviv (Ukraine)
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 2012 by Dr. Arie Bar-Or
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:31:31
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