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Albert Cohen letter

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2018.431.1

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Overview

Description: The Albert Cohen letter was written by Albert Cohen, while he was serving in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. The letter and envelope are addressed to Cohen’s mother, Estelle Cohen, in Milwaukee, April 26, 1945. The letter describes Cohen’s experiences at the Buchenwald concentration camp shorty after it was liberated.
Date: creation: 1945 April 26
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Steve Cohen

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Albert Cohen letter is arranged in a single series.

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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: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Concentration camp inmates. Crematoriums--Germany. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Soldiers--United States. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Cohen, Albert. Cohen, Estelle.
Corporate Name: Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Steve Cohen donated the Albert Cohen letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018. Steve Cohen is the nephew of Albert Cohen.
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:: 2024-03-08 07:35:46
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