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The Johanna Zwang Neumann letter was written by Johanna Zwang Neumann to her husband and daughters describing life in the Gurs concentration camp, delivering news about family members, and discussing her desires to flee Europe.

Contains one letter written by Witold Kuhn while he was in the Auschwitz concentration camp, addressed to his father Johann Kuhn in Jasień, Poland. He writes of his health, the weather, the harvest, and the packages he has received and sends his best wishes of health.

Feliks Karczewski was born on May 20, 1908 in Duisburg, Germany. He was arrested in Markstadt [now Gmina Mieścisko, Poland], on May 5, 1940 and imprisoned in Dachau on May 9, 1940. He was given prisoner number 9131.

Consists of one letter written by Hans Edward Prager, originally of Berlin, Germany, on May 9, 1947, from Birmingham, England to John H. Prager of Washington, DC. In the letter, Hans Prager describes his wartime experiences and asks John Prager, whom he does not know, for an affidavit so that he might immigrate to the United States.

In 1945 Chandler Keller (1919 -1993) served as a volunteer ambulance driver for the American Field Service during World War II.

The mimeographed copy of a letter was written by Ilse Dahl (former roommate of donor's aunt) in France to Charlotte Hackett (donor's aunt) in England and describes the journey of the ship, "Flandre," to Cuba. It is entitled, "Die Cuba-Reise der 'Flandre,' am 16. Mai 1939."

Consists of letters sent to Amelia Rosenfeld (later Kahn) (Milly Kahn) from her family, who remained in Aub, Germany, after Milly was able to emigrate to Paris, France, where she met her husband, Solly (Sol) Kahn. The letters, dated 1933-1942, are from her mother, Regina Rosenfeld; brother Heinrich; and Martha, Abraham, and Senta Kammenmacher, her sister's family. The letters describe their emigration ...

Consists of a photocopy of a letter written by Lucien Rosenfeld to his cousins on August 7, 1945 from Veregeze, France. In the letter, Mr. Rosenfeld writes that he has recently discovered the fates of his immediate family, all of whom perished in the Holocaust. He describes the circumstances surrounding the deaths of his sisters, daughter, and wife, and writes that he has given up hope that his son, ...

The collection consists of a letter written by Hertha Mirabeau (Königsberger) in Krefeld, Germany in April 1942 to her daughter. Hertha was deported to Theresienstadt several months later.