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Letter

Document | Accession Number: 2005.281.1

The letter written by Joseph E. White, Chief Engineer/USAT "General R.L. Howe," recommends "Katz Solomon" [donor] as a "good and willing worker." White and Katz worked together bringing displaced persons from Bremerhaven, Germany, to New Orleans, LA.

Date
1949 September 04
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
1 folder
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About This Document

Document Creator
Wilfred Kay
Biography
Wilfred "Bill" Kay (also known as Szlomo Katz, 1928 or 1930-2016) was born Szlomo Katz in Pułtusk, Poland. When WW II broke out, he and his parents and six siblings fled their home. His entire family perished in the Holocaust. Wilfred survived, spent several years in a displaced persons camp, and immigrated to the United States in 1949.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The letter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Wilfred Kay.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-06-29 14:46:25
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