Letter, Rabbi Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandel to Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung, 1950

Document | Accession Number: 2011.448.1

Document Creator: Chaim M. Weissmandel
Biography: Rabbi from Nitra, Slovakia; best known for his efforts to save Slovakian Jews from deportation during World War II, as a key member of the underground "Working Group," which also sought to raise awareness about the scope and nature of Auschwitz outside Nazi-occupied Europe. Weissmandel narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz, and following the war, immigrated to the United States, where he founded the Yeshiva Farm Settlement in Mount Kisco, New York, in 1949.
Topical Term: Rabbis--New York (State)--Mount Kisco.
Personal Name: Weissmandel, Michael Dov, 1904?-1957.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Acquired, December 2011.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum does not own copyright to this material. No information about the copyright was included on the Deed of Gift.
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