Operation Bernhard Lejb (Leon) Erlich
1974 March 19, Front side - Letter from International Socialist Review in New York City, New York.
White letter with typed text in English using black ink. At the top left corner is the logo of the International Socialist Review in green ink. To the right is the date March 19, 1974.
Name/Title
Operation Bernhard Lejb (Leon) ErlichEntry/Object ID
2025.6.4Scope and Content
1974 March 19, letter from International Socialist Review in New York City, New York.Context
Lejb (Leon) Erlich was one of the prisoners interned at Mauthausen concentration camp or subcamps. Erlich was also a prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau until the camp was liberated in 1945 by the Soviet Red Army. Erlich immigrated to the United States where he lived until his death in 1987. The International Socialist Review was an article source established c.1910s. In December 1970, the office relocated to the 14 Charles Lane, New York address which housed a publishing source for socialist journals. Leon's views strongly aligned with socialism.Collection
Operation BernhardCategory
Letter
Philatelic Material