Overview
- Description
- Consists of letters written from family members and friends in Europe to Yakov (Yankel, or Jack) Livshitz in the United States and in Canada. Dated between 1928-1941, the letters describe life in the shtetl and the desires of his relatives and friends to emigrate out of Europe.
- Date
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1926-1941
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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2 boxes
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Minsk (Belarus) Montreal (Quebec)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Brenda Dashkin donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 8, 2002.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:15:10
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516918
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- Terms of Use
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