Riegner telegram

Identifier
SC-5207
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

2 p.

Creator(s)

  • Silverman, Samuel

Acquisition

Taken from the World Jewish Congress Records.

Scope and Content

Telegram to Samuel S. Wise with information from Gerhart Riegner warning of Nazi plans to deport and exterminate 3.5 to 4 million European Jews.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use; no restrictions apply.

People

  • Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949
  • Riegner, Gerhart

Corporate Bodies

  • World Jewish Congress

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945
  • National socialism
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Genre

  • Rare Documents
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