Mir Yeshiva collection

Identifier
irn598774
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.137.3
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Chinese
  • Yiddish.
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn598774

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

Scope and Content

Collection of approximately 50 letters and documents, mostly handwritten from students in the Mir Yeshiva when they were in Shanghai during WWII. Includes certificates, letters, leaves of Torah novellae, passport photographs, a ledger with a handwritten Yiddish-English dictionary, and newspaper clippings.

Corporate Bodies

  • Yeshivat Mir

Subjects

  • Religious education.
  • Shanghai (China).

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.