Overview
- Description
- The mass-produced form letter is addressed to "Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations" from Abram Katmanowies, a displaced person in Wasseralfingen, Germany. The letter asks the Secretary General to present before the meeting of the United Nations that said inmate is living "among my enemies - the murderers of my family" 21 months after liberation and to grant him permission to leave the United States occupation zone in Germany for Palestine.
- Date
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1947 April 25
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Lie, Trygve, 1896-1968.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Harry Pollackov acquired the letter in New York as a collector of Judaica. Harry and Jean Pollackov donated the material to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:13:25
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