Jakob Kalinski papers, 1946 November 4

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Summary

Title:
Jakob Kalinski papers
Dates:
1946 November 4
Creators:
Kalinski, Jakob
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of a single item, a certificate issued by the D.P. (Displaced Persons) Camp of Feldafing Labor Office. It is made out to Jakob Kalinski and identifies him as working in a labour group under the auspices of the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). It is dated November 4, 1946.
Extent:
1.0 Folder(s)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Jakob Kalinski papers - 1988.1057, Tauber Holocaust Library - JFCS Holocaust Center, San Francisco, California

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of a single item -- an identity certificate issued by the Displaced Persons Center Camp of Feldafing (Germany) Labor Office -- made out to Jakob Kalinski. It is stamped and dated November 4, 1946, with an expiration date of December 30, 1946. The certificate indicates that Mr. Kalinski was working in labor group No. 66 under the auspices of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (U.N.R.R.A.).

Biographical / historical:

Feldafing was the first Displaced Persons camp exclusively for Jewish refugees. The camp was located in the Bavarian town of Feldafing, part of the district of Starnberg, in the American zone of occupation in Germany.

The camp was opened by United States Army on May 1, 1945 as an emergency measure to house mostly Hungarian Jews who found themselves in the area when the Germans capitulated. The first director of the camp was Lieutenant Irving J. Smith.

No biographical information about Jakob Kalinski is available.

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Bibliography:
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Klausner

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Judith Janec
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-06-26T13:42-0700

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Preferred citation:

Jakob Kalinski papers - 1988.1057, Tauber Holocaust Library - JFCS Holocaust Center, San Francisco, California

Location of this collection:
JFCS Holocaust Center
2245 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115, US
Contact:
(415) 449-3717
HolocaustCenter@jfcs.org
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