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Alicia Altmueller collection

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Overview

Description: The Alicia Altmueller collection consists of three letters written in August 1947 by three survivors requesting assistance (warm clothing, shoes, physical support) from Mr. J. Garfinkel, Kiever Independent Unterstuzung Verein (KIUV). The three survivors wrote KIUV on behalf of themselves, family and friends from Campo Adriatico IRO, Milan DP. The IRO supported camp was also referred to as Transit Camp Bari, located in Apulia. Names in the letters are as follows: Miriam Kegen along with unnamed husband and daughter, Aron Bakalchuk and Lucy Bakalchuk, Girsch Goberman and Sonia Goberman (née Teitelbaum), Leib Grinberg (Greenberg), Alex Balaban, Samuel Palats (Paletz). The collection includes the original envelopes, original Russian language handwritten letters, and typed English translations of the letters.
Date: creation: 1947 August
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alicia Altmueller

Physical Details

Language: Russian English
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Alicia Altmueller collection is arranged in a single series.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Ms. Alicia Altmueller

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Refugee camps. Displaced persons--Europe. Holocaust survivors. Jewish refugees. Refugees. World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe.
Geographic Name: Italy. Milan (Italy)
Personal Name: Kegen, Miriam. Bakalchuk, Aron. Bakalchuk, Lucy. Goberman, Girsh. Goberman, Sonia. Greenberg, Leib. Balaban, Alex. Paletz, Samuel.
Corporate Name: International Refugee Organization

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Alicia Altmueller donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.
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:: 2023-08-25 09:52:45
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