Overview
- Description
- Contains correspondence and documents related to obtaining an immigration visa to the United States for Mendel and Rachel Zehnwirth, dated 1946-1947. Among the documents is a letter signed by the secretary of Va'ad Ha'Hatzala, Rabbi Ya'akov Karlinski; a letter by Rabbi Shmuel Shechter; and letters sent to government officials by relatives of the couple, citizens of the USA, describing the couple's financial situation and their concern for relatives who had survived the Holocaust.
- Date
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1946-1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of portions of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Orthodox Judaism.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Corporate Name
- Vaad Hatzala (New York, N.Y.)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-05 08:32:18
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562810
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