David and Myrna Rymer family papers
Extent and Medium
folder
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection from Terri Rymer on August 8, 2001.
Scope and Content
Contains correspondence and documents pertaining to the Holocaust experiences of the family of David and Myrna Rymer who fled Warsaw, Poland, to Lithuania, migrated to Russia, received visas signed by the Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, and journeyed to Japan. Documentation includes visas and booklets issued to Mirjam and Mojzesz Rymer, correspondence between 1939-1941, and materials related to the family's arrival in Japan in 1941, including tourist postcards, hotel receipts, and a pocket translator.
Genre
- Document