Cohen family collection

Document | Accession Number: 2019.362.1

The Cohen family collection consists of postcards sent to Morris Cohen, primarily from his sister-in-law Esther Feyge (Fagel), regarding their family in Rutki-Kossaki, Poland, 1939-1940. The collection includes a postcard sent to Morris Cohen from a family friend in Rutki-Kossaki regarding the murder of family members in 1942.

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Date: inclusive: 1939-1942
Genre/Form: Postcards.
Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Elyssa Castle-Martino and Andrew Martino In memory of Esther Feygel and the Cohen family of Rutki Kossaki who perished in the Holocaust.

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System of Arrangement: The Cohen family collection is arranged in a single series.
Topical Term: Families.
Geographic Name: Rutki-Kossaki (Poland).
Personal Name: Cohen, Morris.
Feyge, Esther.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Elyssa Castle-Martino donated the Cohen family collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. Elyssa Castle-Martino is the granddaughter of Morris Cohen.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Elyssa Castle-Martino
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-10-22 12:43:59
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Also in Cohen family collection

The collection consists of postcards sent to Morris Cohen (donor's paternal grandfather) primarily from his sister-in-law Esther Feyge (Fagel)regarding their family in Rutki Kossaki, Poland, 1939-1940; postcard sent to Morris Cohen from family friend in Rutki Kossaki regarding the murder of family members in 1942; Also included in the collection are two (2) leather wallets.