Copy Correspondence re news of the Holocaust
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Copy Correspondence re news of the Holocaust
Copy Correspondence re news of the Holocaust
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This collection of copy correspondence is concerned with the question of the first dissemination of information about the Holocaust. In particular the correspondence between historians and protagonists addresses Martin Gilbert's assertion that the first news of the Final Solution came via Chaim Pazner, worker in the Palestine Office in Geneva during the war. Correspondence from Dr S. Scheps, former director of the Palestine Office, Walter Laqueur, historian and co-author of Breaking the Silence, Gerhart M. Riegner, head of the World Jewish Congress, amongst others.
Also included are some copy newspaper cuttings.
The material has been arranged chronologically.