Natan Pompis papers

Identifier
irn502364
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.80
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1953
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this material from Wolfgang Schaechter on January 15, 2000.

Scope and Content

Contains 109 letters, 1 notarized affidavit, 3 black and white photo prints, cleared checks and money orders, C.A.R.E. food package receipts, and registered mail receipts. American citizen and California resident Kalmen Klein and his wife, Lillian helped their relative, Bergen-Belsen survivor Natan Pompis and his family to leave Europe, travel to Bolivia, and in 1953 to immigrate the United States. The letters sent by Natan Pompis, and the financial support provided by the Kleins document the story of Natan Pompis's 8-year quest to come to the United States.

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.