Hans Kuehne letter

Identifier
irn39161
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.49
  • RG-10.492
Dates
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39161

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Hans Kuehne

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anne Kelemen, Gideon Yaron, and Paul Kendal

Anne Kelemen, Gideon Yaron (Hans Kuehne's son), and Paul Kendal (Hans Kuehne's brother, the original recipient of the letter) donated this to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 14, 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of a typed copy of a letter written by Hans Kuehne to his brother, Paul Kendal, in 1948, while Hans was interned as an illegal Jewish immigrant in Cyprus. In the letter, Mr. Kuehne describes his experiences on the boat on his way to Palestine, being turned back within sight of land, and life in a British camp in Cyprus. Also includes a photocopy of the original letter. Anne Kelemen is mentioned in the letter as "X."

People

  • Kuehne, Hans.
  • Kuehne, Paul.

Subjects

  • Refugee camps--Cyprus.
  • Refugees, Jewish--Cyprus.
  • Holocaust survivors--Cyprus.
  • Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jews--Cyprus--History--20th century.
  • Cyprus--History--British rule, 1878-1960.

Genre

  • Document
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