Guide to the Esther Margolis Correspondence
1943-1944

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Collection Overview

Creator: Margolis, Esther
Title: Esther Margolis incoming correspondence
Dates: 1943-1944
Size: 3 folders
Abstract:Esther Margolis was active in Hashomer Hadati, a religious Zionist youth group related to the Bnei Akiva movement in Israel, and taught at a school in Washington, D.C. The collection contains the incoming correspondence of Esther Margolis between the years 1943-1944. The letters are personal, from family and friends, sent while she was teaching in Washington, D.C. Also included are general letters and updates from Hashomer Hadati.
Languages:Materials are in English and Hebrew.
Call No: 1994.001

About This Guide

Finding aid encoded January, 2009

Finding aid encoded in English.

Biographical Note

Esther Margolis was the daughter of Shemariah Cohen-Margolis, secretary of the New York Office of the Universal Yeshiva. Esther was active in Hashomer Hadati, a religious Zionist youth group related to the Bnei Akiva movement in Israel, and taught at a school in Washington, D.C.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the incoming correspondence of Esther Margolis between the years 1943-1944. The letters are personal, from family and friends, sent while she was teaching in Washington, D.C. Some of the letters from her friends are in Hebrew, others are in English from friends in the U.S. Army. Also included are general letters and updates from Hashomer Hadati, a religious Zionist youth group in which Margolis was active.

Index Terms

This collection has been indexed under the following terms:

Organizations:
Bnei Akiva of North America - HaShomer HaDati
Subjects:
Religious Zionism
Document Types:
Correspondence

Conditions Governing Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is available to researchers deemed to be qualified by the Archivist.

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