Livshitz family collection

Identifier
irn516918
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.39
Dates
1 Jan 1926 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516918

Extent and Medium

boxes

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Brenda Dashkin donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 8, 2002.

Scope and Content

Consists of letters written from family members and friends in Europe to Yakov (Yankel, or Jack) Livshitz in the United States and in Canada. Dated between 1928-1941, the letters describe life in the shtetl and the desires of his relatives and friends to emigrate out of Europe.

Subjects

  • Montreal (Quebec)
  • Minsk (Belarus)

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.