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Letters from Akiva Skiedel, a soldier in the US Army serving in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, 1944-1945

Letters from Akiva Skiedel, a soldier in the US Army serving in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, 1944-1945 - Travel to Buchenwald in search of relatives from Grodno; testimonies of survivors originally from Grodno; reminiscences of the US Army landng in Bretagne; meeting Jewish survivors in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands; care provided Jewish children by the JDC and UNRRA; memorial ceremony held in a Berlin synagogue for those who perished; policy of non-fraternization ...
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3539874
details.fullDetails.materialType
Letter
details.fullDetails.fileNumber
139
details.fullDetails.language
English
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O.75 - Letters and Postcards Collection
details.fullDetails.earliestDate
11/09/1944
details.fullDetails.latestDate
30/12/1945
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עקיבה סקידל, באמצעות ארכיון כפר-בלום
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YES
details.fullDetails.numOfPages
251
details.fullDetails.belongsTo
O.75: Letters and postcards from the Holocaust period or regarding the Holocaust
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection