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Henry Flatow papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.43

Overview

Description: The papers consist of an envelope censored in France sent by Henry Flatow's father Hans Flatow in Italy in March 1945 and two airgraphs (one with envelope) sent to and from Hans and Henry Flatow in Italy and England in May and June 1945.
Date: creation: 1945
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Flatow
Collection Creator: Hans Flatow
Henry Flatow
Biography: Hans Flatow had been interned and sent to various concentration camps in southern Italy as a foreign Jew (refugee from Nazi Germany) when Italy entered the war in 1940. He managed to escape with other men and was hidden by peasants until the Allied troops, including members of the Jewish Brigade, liberated that area of Italy. It was then that he along with other refugees was placed in the UNRRA camps. He left the DP camp in 1946. His son Heinz (Henry) found shelter in England during the war, and his daughter survived in hiding in France. Hans' wife was placed in a Swiss refugee camp from 1943 until the end of the war. Hans passed away in New York in 1952.
[Taken from letter written by Henry Flatow, dated 2/16/99.]

Physical Details

Language: German French English
Genre/Form: Envelopes (Stationery) V-mail.
Extent: 1 folder

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: World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Italy. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--England. Refugees, Jewish--Italy. Refugees, Jewish--England.
Personal Name: Flatow, Hans. Flatow, Henry.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Henry Flatow donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

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