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Letter from Ròzia and Sola Blumels to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Ròzia and Sola Blumels to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee file
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 148; Series 1; File 20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Ròzia and Sola Blumels to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Ròzia (b. 1925) and Sola Blumels were sisters born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to Jacob Moishe and Freyde Blumels. In 1946 they were living in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) displaced persons camp in Bari, Italy and later emigrated to Palestine in December 1946 aboard the SS Four Freedoms. Before settling in Holon, Palestine, they spent some time in the Rehovot hospital. They had two other sisters, Eva and Hana, who were living in Sweden in the mid-1940s.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Ròzia and Sola Blumels in Holon, Palestine, to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee. The writers express their gratitude for money received and provide an update on their current situation, including recent health problems. They also pass on greetings from their sisters in Sweden. An envelope with multiple stamps and postmarks is included. File also contains a typed translation.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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