Gela Jane Benton message

Document | Accession Number: 1993.125.3

Gela Jane Benton, wife of Erich Benton, received this coded message in the USA from her father in Germany. Erich and Gela Benton emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. Mrs. Benton and her father had prearranged that this message would be sent if he was in danger. Mrs. Benton's father presumably perished during the Holocaust. Handwritten message reads (in translation): "The doll's father Peter said [words in shorthand] We are going far away. Greetings, Father."

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Gela Jane Benton message

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Date: undated:
Language: German
Genre/Form: Letters.
Extent: 1 Notes.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Gela Jane Benton

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Document Creator: Gela J. Benton
Biography: Gela Jane Benton her husband Erich Benton emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. Her father likely perished during the Holocaust.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Received by Gela Jane Benton from her father, Germany. Found by Glen R. Bernfield (Executor of the Estate of Gela Jane Benton) while disposing of personal property in Mrs. Benton's apartment, February-March 1993. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by the Estate of Gela Jane Benton, via Glen R. Bernfield.
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.
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