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Letter from SelfHelp of Emigres from Central Europe, April 1, 1942

  • 1942-Apr-01

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A letter from Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., an organization founded in 1936 by German Jews in New York to support new immigrants fleeing persecution in Nazi-occupied Europe. SelfHelp is informing its members that they will organize the sublet of their city apartments free of charge. The organization encourages any members seeking housing to contact them for assistance as well.

Today the organization still exists under the name Selfhelp Community Services.

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  • 21.5 cm. W x 28 cm. H
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  • Selfhelp Community Services
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series II: Max Bredig Papers, 1911-1968
  • Series II: Sub-Series I. Max Bredig Correspondence File, 1926-1958
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  • Box 9, Folder 11

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Central Europe, Inc. Selfhelp of Emigres from. “Letter from SelfHelp of Emigres from Central Europe, April 1, 1942,” April 1, 1942. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 9, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/oxat528.

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