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Schweitzer family papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1989.247 | RG Number: RG-10.374

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Overview

Description: The papers consist of correspondence after the Holocaust between Max Schweitzer in Romania to his sister, Esther Williams, in the United States informing her of his deportation and their parents' deaths in Mohyliv-Podilśḱyi (Mogilev Podolski), Ukraine.
Date: 1945-1983

Physical Details

Language: English German Romanian
Genre/Form: Letters.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: Arrangement is chronological

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 ghettos--Ukraine--Mohyliv-Podilśḱyi. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Romania. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania.
Personal Name: Schweitzer, Max. Pinkas, Rachel Schweitzer. Schweitzer family.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Sarah Handler, the sister of Max Schweitzer and Esther Williams.

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