Osias Korman papers, 1939-1948.

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Osias Korman papers, 1939-1948.

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Papers include a narrative about Korman's experience on the S.S. St. Louis; correspondence in English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Polish, including Rosa Korman's correspondence with dignitaries and officials about the release of her husband Osias from Camp Westerbork, Holland, 1939-47. Also, correspondence with his sons, Gerd and Manfred Korman, from England and the U.S. after their immigration, ca.1942; small notebooks in Hebrew, 1940-44; legal documents, affidavits on behalf of Osias Korman, and tax information from sponsors in the United States to help in Korman's release; list of persons held at Camp Westerbork, Holland, including name, birthdate, and address, 1945; and issues of "De Westerborker," a camp newsletter, 1945.

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Westerbork (Concentration camp)

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Korman, Rosa.

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Korman, Osias, 1898-1962.

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Osias Korman was an inmate of Westerbork, a concentration camp in Holland. From the description of Osias Korman papers, 1939-1948. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071815 ...

Korman, Gerd.

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Professor of labor history, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. Professor Korman, a survivor of the Holocaust, published a book based on these interviews. From the description of Gerd Korman interviews, 1967-1968. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63934300 ...

Korman, Manfred.

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St. Louis (Ship)

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The German steamship, the St Louis, left Hamburg with 930 Jewish refugees on board on 13 May 1939. Its passengers had valid immigration visas to Cuba stamped in their passports. When the ship arrived at Havana, the refugees were refused entry. The ship was turned back to Europe, where its passengers, after much negotiation were permitted to land in English and Western European ports. Those caught up by the Nazi invasion ultimately met their deaths a year later in the Holocaust....