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Henrietta Levy Cerf passport and enclosed records, 1939-1941

Item

Title

Henrietta Levy Cerf passport and enclosed records, 1939-1941

Description

World War II era French passport, identity card, war ration booklet, and bread rationing card in possession of Henrietta Levy Cerf (1866-1946), a French Jewish woman. Her brother Sol Levy arranged for her and other family members' immigration to the United States to escape German occupation and the Holocaust. Blank visa pages were not scanned.

Source

Mss. A L668, Folder 6, Levy-Wolff Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Date

1939-1941

Language

fra
eng

Identifier

Mss. A L668 Folder 06 Item 04

Citation

France et al., “Henrietta Levy Cerf passport and enclosed records, 1939-1941,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed June 18, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7037.

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