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Kurt Kastan correspondence

Document | Accession Number: 2014.142.1

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
inclusive:  1941-1942
Language
German
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hannah Kastan Weiss

About This Document

Document Creator
Kurt Kastan
Biography
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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Hannah Kastan Weiss, Kurt Kastan's niece.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-09 11:24:34
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