Documents relating to Albert Einstein's activities on behalf of refugees

Identifier
irn500626
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0199
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500626

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by The Jewish Center

Scope and Content

Consists of several photocopies of a letter from Albert Einstein to Elmer Reinthaler of New York, written on June 10, 1939, thanking Reinthaler for his work on behalf of refugees. Also includes a copyprint of Einstein at an unknown dinner.

People

  • Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Subjects

  • Jewish communities (ushmm)
  • Princeton (N.J.)

Genre

  • Document
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