Letters written by a Jewish soldier

Identifier
irn159656
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.381.1
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn159656

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Douglas Smith

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Douglas Smith.

Scope and Content

Consists of approximately ten letters, postcards, and envelopes, written in 1942 and 1946-1948, by a Jewish soldier stationed in Italy, who went to Israel and participated in the War of Independence.

Subjects

  • Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
  • Italy.

Genre

  • Document
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