Private Papers of H H Kassman – Letter from Kassman to Mother, Photograph, May 8, 1942
Date:
08.05.1942
Location:
Egypt, Luxor, אלכסנדריה, קהיר
Personality:
H. Henry Kassman
Keyword:
ציונות
Folder Number:
Gunner HH Kassman 5-8.1942
Description
Pages 1-2: Letter to mother (May 8, 1942). Sent to her new address (not included). Further details of leave in Luxor and Cairo, including extremely varied nationalities of military present in Cairo, descriptions of civilians, food. Mentions expanded political knowledge, interest in Palestinian (Land of Israel) politics, Zionism.
Photograph: Compiler’s subtitle: “Wealthy European (French?) women walking along the Corniche in Alexandria”
Page 3: Letter to mother (May 12, 1942). List of enclosed photographs (Cairo, Luxor, Capuzzo, unknown – all except Luxor partially struck through and/or deleted by censor). Censors: Gen L Gibson and [illegible].
