Letters to her mother and aunt, 1938-09
Scope and Contents
1938 Sept 1/Aug 31: Janert was touring Italy, the Amalfi coast. etc., Italy. She wrote that the mobilization was upsetting with the threat of draft and war for young men. Jews were trying to leave. Janet enclosed a postcard of Hitler reviewing the troops. Sept. 13-16 she was in Netherlands, chatting with folks about politics. On Sept 21, Janet was in Bad Godesburg where Hitler was due for a rally. She spent time with German journalists. Sept. 29 in Leipzig and then to Berlin. In letter dated Sept 30 she mentioned news of the German invasion of the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. She met with German Quakers.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-09
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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