Visa Issued by Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk to A. Silberberg as Part of Polish ID Certificate

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.473

Object Name

License, Transportation

Date

7-30-1940

Files

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Description

White papers titled, "Zaświadczenie Certificat." Includes a black and white photograph of a man,Silberberg, as well as various handwritten information. Handstamps and signatures on interior.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Polish Identity certificate issued to Abraham-Adam Silberberg including a Sugihara visa and a visa issued and signed by Dutch acting consul Jan Zwartendijk, who also saved Jewish lives in Lithuania. A unique combination of two visas issued by two Righteous Diplomats.

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 9"

Keywords

Britain, Japan, Lithuania

Subcollection

Diplomats

Recommended Citation

"Visa Issued by Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk to A. Silberberg as Part of Polish ID Certificate" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.473.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/655