[Jews in Czechoslovakia, 1939-1945] Collection undated, 1970-1980

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[Jews in Czechoslovakia, 1939-1945] Collection undated, 1970-1980

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The bulk of this collection consists of an undated manuscript on the experience of Jews in Czechoslovakia from 1933-1945. The authors of the manuscript are unknown. Also included are a synopsis of the manuscript and a few pieces of correspondence between the historians Johann W. Brügel (1905-1986) and Gary Cohen.

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Leo Baeck Institute.

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