Henry Kis collection

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Collection Summary: The collection consists of a handkerchief holder and correspondence relating to the experiences of Heinz (later Henry) Kis who emigrated from Germany to Palestine in 1936 and the Kis family in Germany before and during the Holocaust.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 and 2004 by Molly Kis, the wife of Heinz Kis.
Date: approximately 1936-approximately 1940

Date: 1936-1940
Date: emigration: 1936
: Record last modified: 2023-02-24 12:27:29
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