Otto Kraus papers, 1944-1945.

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Otto Kraus papers, 1944-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76784353

Transcripts of letters, including one intended for his parents in Terezin which was smuggled out of Auschwitz. In the letter, he dramatically pleads for them to spare themselves the fate that has befallen him.

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Holocaust Center of Northern California, Holocaust Library and Research Center

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