Correspondence from Holocaust Survivor to United Nations

Authors

Object ID

2015.2.188ab

Object Name

Correspondence

Date

4-25-1947

Files

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Description

Envelope front: Green envelope with address written in blue cursive ink. Upper lefthand corner has blue stamp with white letters, and a black circular hand stamp.Envelope back: Return address written on flap in blue cursive ink.Letter: Typewritten and copied letter on brown paper. Blanks filled in with blue cursive ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Moving letter with cover to Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations, from Holocaust survivor Chana Feinstejn, asking for help with emigration to Palestine.

Dimensions

envelope: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4"; letter: 12 x 8 1/2"

Keywords

United Nations, Palestine, Lake Success, Occupation Zone, Germany, Lie, Feinstein

Subcollection

Bergen Belsen, Post

Recommended Citation

"Correspondence from Holocaust Survivor to United Nations" (1947). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2015.2.188ab.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/272