Overview
- Description
- Consists of a copy of letter written by Feliks Karczweski to his mother and to Pauline from the Dachau concentration camp on 1940 September 1. The letter, written on Dachau prisoner stationary, notes that Karczewski is well and asks about the whereabouts of family and friends. Includes an English translation.
- Date
-
creation:
1940
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carmen Alvarez
- Collection Creator
- Feliks Karczewski
- Biography
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Feliks Karczewski was born on May 20, 1908 in Duisburg, Germany. He was arrested in Markstadt [now Gmina Mieścisko, Poland], on May 5, 1940 and imprisoned in Dachau on May 9, 1940. He was given prisoner number 9131.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letter.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Karczewski, Feliks.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Carmen Alvarez donated this letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:42:32
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