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Letter from Hanke Kohn to Max Hartstone
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Hanke Kohn to Max Hartstone file
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 148; Series 1; File 86
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Hanke Kohn to Max Hartstone file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 86
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1946 or 1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Hanke Kohn was from Ostrowiec, Poland. Her parents were Aron and Dyna (née Mincberg). In June 1940, Hanke left Ostrowiec for the Soviet Union, leaving her parents, younger brother, and grandmother behind. She was arrested at the border for crossing illegally and spent six months in prison until Moszek Klajman, whom she later married, arranged her release. They lived in Rowne in the early 1940s. After the war, they returned to Ostrowiec, only to discover that none of Hanke’s family had survived. Hanke and Moszek subsequently relocated to Szczecin, Poland, where they were living in the mid-1940s with their son.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Hanke Kohn in Szczecin, Poland, to Max Hartstone. In this letter, Hanke emphasizes her need for assistance, citing her husband's low income. She asks for individual's addresses and about life in America. She also mentions an upcoming letter from the Ostrowtzer Committee in Szcecin. Envelope is included (it is possible this envelope does not belong with this letter as the return address is for Germany). File also includes a typed translation.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions