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Toby Stern papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1990.148 | RG Number: RG-10.162

Overview

Description: The Toby Stern papers consists of a letter from E. Klein written on behalf of Toby (Tobi) Stern, July 4, 1945; a document from the Bayerisches Landesamt für Wiedergutmachung, dated February 23,1950 at Nuremberg, Germany, stating that Tobi Stern applied for reparations from the German government; and a letter in Yiddish written by Toby Stern's niece and postmarked October 31, 1955. In the letter, the niece recalls that Stern has a beautiful singing voice and that she used to sing during her time in Auschwitz concentration camp.
Date: inclusive: 1945-1955
Collection Creator: Toby Stern
Biography: Toby Stern is a survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp.

Physical Details

Language: English German Yiddish
Genre/Form: Letters. Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Toby Stern papers is arranged in chronological order.

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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: World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Reparations.
Personal Name: Stern, Toby, 1920-
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Toby Stern donated the Toby Stern papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 1990.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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