Henry Cohn postcards

Identifier
irn96769
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.266.1
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn96769

Extent and Medium

folder

1

5 post cards,

Creator(s)

  • Henry Cohn

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Andrew Conway

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Andrew Conway.

Scope and Content

Five postcards (containing the contents of three letters), sent by Henry Cohn, of Paris, from September - November 1944, to his uncle, Albert Cohn (the donor’s grandfather), in London. In the postcards, Henry Cohn describes some of his experiences during the German occupation of France, as well as what happened to his mother, Meta Johanna Cohn (1896-1942) who was deported to Auschwitz in July 1942. The contents of the first letter, dated 23 September 1944, are written on three separate postcards that were mailed in succession, and numbered accordingly.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Andrew Conway

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • Jewish refugees--France--Paris.

Genre

  • Document
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