
Where
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- Held by
- Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- July 9, 1947 (indexed as 1947)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- Certificate : paper : Ink : beige, black, blue, purple ; Ht: 8,25 in. x W: 5,75 in.
- Scope & content
- 1 page, text on one side oriented in the center. Narrative: It indicates that Motel Zelcer was registered with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in Zeilsheim from November 10, 1945 until May 12, 1946. Zeilsheim became famous for its camp created by the Allies to hold Displaced Persons and exiles after World War II, and in 1946 it was visited by Zionist leader (later Israeli prime minister) David Ben-Gurion and former American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. A small monument in the park behind the city hall is dedicated to the memory of this community.
- Location
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- Genre / form
- textual record
- In the picture
- CertificateDocumentGovernmentImmigrationLetterheadMilitary CampSealSignatureTypewrittenWarTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Text in the image
- ZEILSHEIM ASSEMBLY CENTERUNRRA TEAM 503ZEILSHEIM, GERMANYPC IRO Area 10229th July 1947TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Zeilsheim Assembly Center 557Area Team 1022DirectorThis is to certify on the strength of the documentary evidence available in our files that Mr. Z elcer Motel has been registered at this center from November 10th 1945 to May 12th 1946.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot
Digital objects at the source
- imageOpen original at source ↗1991_14_27.jpg