Two letters from Shlomo Dam, Holocaust survivor from Olesk, sent to Boston to the New York Forverts editorial board, on his experiences, his mother's experiences and the Olesk Jews experiences, 01 August 1942 and 25 July 1949

Identifier

5596642

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

O.22/4.21

Dates

25 Jul 1949 - 1 Aug 1949

Level of Description

File

Languages

Yiddish

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

http://collections1.yadvashem.org/notebook_ext.asp?site=sapir&item=5596642&lang=ENG&menu=1

Extent and Medium

Handwritten, original

12 pages/frames

Acquisition

submitted by: רחל אוירבך

Scope and Content

Two letters from Shlomo Dam, Holocaust survivor from Olesk, sent to Boston to the New York Forverts editorial board, on his experiences, his mother's experiences and the Olesk Jews experiences, 01 August 1942 and 25 July 1949 Hebrew poet and translator; request from the newspaper to publish his experiences, his mother's experiences and Olesk Jews experiences for the descendants of Olesk in the United States; included is a photograph of Shlomo Dam and his mother; the photograph is part of the Yad Vashem Photo Archive collection.

Subjects

Places

<>,<>,<>,Ukraine (USSR)
Olesk,Wlodzimierz,Wolyn,Poland
New York,<>,New York,United States
Boston,<>,Massachusetts,United States

Genre

Letter

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שני מכתבים של שלמה דם, ניצול שואה מ-Olesk אוקראינה, ששלח ל-Boston ארצות הברית ב-25 ביולי 1949 וב-1 באוגוסט 1942 למערכת העיתון פארווערטס ב-New York על קורותיו ועל קורות אמו ויהודי Olesk