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Emil and Erich Beamt letters

Document | Accession Number: 1981.A.0006 | RG Number: RG-03.006.01

Consists of copies of letters written by Erich Beamt and his brother, Emil Beamt, president of the Jewish community of Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), during the period from 1939 to 1942. The letters describe the sorrows and anxiety felt by the Beamt family members as they witnessed the Nazi advance during the early years of World War II and the family's strong desire to emigrate to Canada, the United States, or South America before their deportation.

Date
1939-1942
Language
German
Czech
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
.25 linear in..
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
Cite Leo Baeck Institute as holder of originals
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System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological

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Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Leo Baeck Archives
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The letters were written by Emil Beamt, uncle of the donor, during his service as president of the Jewish community of Prostějov, Czechoslovakia. The letters were exchanged with Greta Copito's family who lived in Ecuador at the time. The letters eventually became the property of Greta Copito. Copito presented the original letters to Elie Wiesel in July 1981. At that time, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum did not have a developed program of collection; therefore, the originals were deposited in the Leo Baeck Institute in New York.
 
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