Jadwiga Dzido Hassa letter

Identifier
irn515563
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.542
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1936
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Anna Jarosky and Peter Hassa donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Jul. 26, 2004.

Scope and Content

Contains of one letter from Gusta, a young girl in Haifa, to her friend, Jadwiga Dzido (later Hassa), in Poland, encouraging Jadwiga to come to Palestine. During the war, Jadwiga, a Polish Catholic, became a member of the Polish underground and was imprisoned from 1941-1945 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. She later testified in the Nuremberg Doctors Trial. Also includes one photograph of Rozia Zylberajch, who is mentioned in the letter.

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