Letter, Rabbi Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandel to Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung, 1950

Identifier
irn49524
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.448.1
Dates
1 Jan 1950 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49524

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Chaim M. Weissmandel

Biographical History

Rabbi from Nitra, Slovakia; best known for his efforts to save Slovakian Jews from deportation during World War II, as a key member of the underground "Working Group," which also sought to raise awareness about the scope and nature of Auschwitz outside Nazi-occupied Europe. Weissmandel narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz, and following the war, immigrated to the United States, where he founded the Yeshiva Farm Settlement in Mount Kisco, New York, in 1949.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.

Acquired, December 2011.

Scope and Content

One autograph letter from Rabbi Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandel, addressed to Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung of Manhattan's Jewish Center, on letterhead of the Yeshiva Farm Settlement, Mt. Kisco, NY, 1950.

People

  • Weissmandel, Michael Dov, 1904?-1957.

Subjects

  • Rabbis--New York (State)--Mount Kisco.

Genre

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