Overview
- Description
- The Georg Unger letter, dated 12 November 1938, was sent from Georg Unger in Berlin, Germany to Henry Unger in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the letter, Georg explains that he and Henry Unger could be distantly related, but regardless, he needs an affidavit of support in order to emigrate from Germany, as he is no longer allowed to work under Nazi restrictions. Also included is the envelope in which the letter was mailed.
- Date
-
creation:
1938 November 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stuart and Harriet Lipoff
- Collection Creator
- Georg Unger
- Biography
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Max Unger was born in New York on November 29, 1866 and died in Berlin, Germany in 1912. His son, Georg Unger was born in Berlin on October 6, 1897. He was a businessman. In 1938 he wrote to possible distant relatives in the United States requesting assistance to emigrate from Germany.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Georg Unger letter is arranged in a single series.
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
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany. Berlin (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Unger, Georg.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Stuart and Harriet Lipoff donated the Georg Unger letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:22:07
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522596
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