Riegner telegram
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