Letter

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: March 24, 1940 (indexed as 1940)
Level: item
Scope & content: One page folded in two. Double-sided. Handwritten personal letter to Chana (Anna) Zilberbogen (born Wartens) from Abraham Wolf Hswig. Says he is happy that her and daughters are going well. Tells her about paperwork he will be sending to help. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
In the picture: Affidavit Document Handwritten Immigration Jewish Community Letter Military Camp PostmarkTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Letter : paper : beige, black ; Ht: 16,5 cm x W: 25,7 cm
Genre / form: textual record
Format: Document
Text in the image: N.Y. March 24. 1940.Dear Anne!1I read your letter with great satis-faction and pleasure, knowing thatYou and your daughters, feel well andare living meanwhile in a safe place orin a neutral country. I'll certainly helpyou in getting an affidavite from theAmerican government, which may take anothermonth or so. My father in law Mr. Bennybecause his earnings in salaries are muchbigger than mine. That's why his papers willbe better than papers made by me. In caseI'll have the affidavite ready, where shallI send it to, to you to Belgium or toWarsaw. As far as I know, I think thereis no American Embassador now inWarsaw. They are with the polish refugeegovernment in Poland. Their papers willnot be of much value as to come to theUnited States, because there are so manypeople waiting in next for the americanRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: English
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