Jonah B. Wise letter

Identifier
irn500355
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0386
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500355

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Sheila Schertzer

Scope and Content

Consists of an original fundraising letter sent from Rabbi Jonah Wise to Rabbi Charles Rubel of Long Island, dated May 18, 1933. In the letter, Rabbi Wise explains that he recently returned from Germany where Jews are being persecuted by the German government, and asking for a contribution to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

People

  • Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874-1949.

Corporate Bodies

  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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