Overview
- Description
- Consists of one book of letters and memoirs entitled "A Letter to Shammy," by an author identified as "Kay B.L." The book is addressed to Gitta Shammy (now Gitta Kalderon), originally of Skopje, Macedonia. In the book, the author professes his love for "Shammy" and describes their friendship before the war and how the war has separated them. After Gitta was deported in 1943, "Kay" continued to write to her and left the letters with a neighbor to give to her, should she return.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
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Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gitta Kalderon donated this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 18, 2003 through her friend Ghitta Torrico.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:58
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