Overview
- Description
- Consists of one letter, 12 pages, from Gertrude Philipp, of Germany, to the Salberg family in Pennsylvania on August 17, 1939. In the letter, she gives extensive description of her experiences on Kristallnacht and how difficult life had become as a result of the anti-Jewish laws and of popular sentiments.
- Date
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1939
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Anni Salberg Rachootin donated this letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 12, 2005 through Peter Fredlake
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:16:00
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