Arthur Kahn Collection 1854-2000 bulk 1915-1920

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Arthur Kahn Collection 1854-2000 bulk 1915-1920

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This collection centers on Arthur Kahn's experiences during the First World War and his time as a prisoner of war inSiberia from 1915 until 1920 where he became the instructor of the sports club Maccabi Irkutsk.

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Leo Baeck Institute.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6346373

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Yivo Archives

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Mueller Rosenthal, Bertha

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Kahn, Arthur

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Arthur Kahn was born in Simmershausen (Germany) on April 1st, 1894. He was called up to the German army in August 1914. Six month later he was sent to the Eastern front, where he was captured by Russian soldiers in August 1915. They brought him to a prisoner of war camp in Siberia close to Irkutsk where he was held until 1920. In Irkutsk Arthur Kahn became the instructor of the local Maccabi sports club. In the later 1930s the family of Arthur Kahn immigrated to the United States. A...

United Jewish Appeal

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Maccabi Irkutsk

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Zentralarchiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland

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Kahn, Paula

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