Gertrud Kantorowicz letters and poems /
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains six original letters written by Gertrud Kantorowicz, 1907-1935; one original letter sent to Gertrud Kantorowicz, 1934; carbon copy of an extract from a 1944 letter, concerning the death of Gertrud Kantorowicz’s daughter; the typescript of her Theresienstadt poems (eight pages carbon copies); the original typescript of a Theresienstadt poem; as well as the photocopy of a handwritten manuscript of two of her poems.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1948, 2008
Creator
- Kantorowicz, Gertrud, 1876-1945 (Person)
- Lerner, Robert E. (Person)
- Redl, Philipp (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and some English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
The poet Gertrud Kantorowicz was born 1876 in Posen. She died in April 1945 in Theresienstadt.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains six original letters written by Gertrud Kantorowicz, 1907-1935; one original letter sent to Gertrud Kantorowicz, 1934; carbon copy of an extract from a 1944 letter, concerning the death of Gertrud Kantorowicz’s daughter; the typescript of her Theresienstadt poems (eight pages carbon copies); the original typescript of a Theresienstadt poem; as well as the photocopy of a handwritten manuscript of two of her poems.
Subject
- Lerner, Robert E. (Person)
- Redl, Philipp (Person)
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Gertrud Kantorowicz letters and poems, 1907-1948, 2008 AR 12029
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 2018:: Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
