Kurt Kastan correspondence
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Overview
- Description
- Letters written on concentration camp form stationary from Kurt Kastan to his wife Rosa (Rosel) and their daughters in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). The letters are primarily written from the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück concentration camps, between February 1941 and February 1942.
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-1942
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hannah Kastan Weiss
- Collection Creator
- Kurt Kastan
- Biography
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Kurt Kastan (1897-1942) was born and lived in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) with his wife Rosa (Rosel) and their two daughters. He was arrested during the Holocaust, imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück concentration camps, and is believed to have died in Ravensbrück in April 1942.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- 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
- 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
- Concentration camp inmates--Correspondence.
- Geographic Name
- Wrocław (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Hannah Kastan Weiss, Kurt Kastan's niece.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-02 08:46:25
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn79194
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