Ergas family collection
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Overview
- Description
- Consists of one folder of correspondence sent from Albert Ergas in Thessaloniki, Greece, to his brother, Jack Ergas, in New York City, between 1945-1946. In the letters, written in Ladino, Mr. Ergas describes the family's experiences during the Holocaust which most of the family spent in hiding, the economic and emotional situation of the Jews in post-war Greece, and the family's business and property. Includes photographs of the Ergas family building and a restitution claim put forward by Jack Ergas for the family's property in Turkey which was confiscated during the war.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shaari Ergas
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Thessalonikē (Greece) Istanbul (Turkey)
- Personal Name
- Ergas, Albert. Ergas, Jack.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Shaari Ergas donated her father-in-law's letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:40:56
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47117
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