Overview
- Description
- The Harry Friedman correspondence consists of postcards and letters Harry Friedman received from family members including Perl, Simon, and Isaac Friedman in Horodenka, Poland before World War II and under the Soviet occupation in 1940.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1938-1940
- Collection Creator
- Harry Friedman
- Biography
-
Harry Friedman (1893-1961) was born in Austrian Galicia (later Poland, now Ukraine) and immigrated to United States in 1907. He lived in Jersey City with his wife Fannie (1897-1971) and children Augusta, Emanuel, and Rosebel. His family members who remained in Horodenka are assumed to have been killed in the Holocaust.
Physical Details
- Language
- Yiddish
- Genre/Form
- Postcards. Letters.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Harry Friedman correspondence are arranged as a single file.
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
- Topical Term
- Jewish families--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Horodenka (Ukraine)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Augusta F. Irvings donated the Harry Friedman correspondence to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995. Augusta F. Irvings is Harry Friedman's daughter.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-15 09:26:52
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500191
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