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Zvi Klinger papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0019 | RG Number: RG-10.051.01

Consists of 74 letters (some fragmented) exchanged by Zvi Klinger and other members of his family between Austria and Palestine from 1938 to 1940. The letters contain information relating to Zvi Klinger's illegal immigration to Israel and the fate of Klinger family members who remained in Austria during the Holocaust.

Date
inclusive:  1938-1940
Language
German
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
.
3 microfiche.
Extent
7 folders

About This Document

Document Creator
Zvi Klinger
Biography
Zvi (Heinrich Oswald) Klinger was born in Vienna, Austria, on 17 May 1918. He immigrated illegally to Israel through Caesarae Philippi (Baniyas), Syria, in 1938. During his stay there, he served in the ?Hagava (Haganah) underground military. He immigrated to the United States in Dec. 1955. Klinger died on 17 Dec. 1986.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The letters were written by Zvi Klinger and other members of the Klinger family from 1938 to 1940. The letters stayed in the possession of Zvi Klinger until his death in Dec. 1986 at which time they became the property of his widow, Chaya Klinger. The letters were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by her on 17 Dec. 1991.

Rights and Restrictions

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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