Reference code
ZA UCT BC1556_A_A2_A2.6
Title
Letter from Jacob Landau, London
Date(s)
- 1938 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The letter was donated to the Durban Holocaust Centre in 2016 by an anonymous donor.
Scope and content
This document is an open letter dated 21 March 1938 from Jacob Landau, the Founder and Managing Director of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in London. The letter reports on the struggles of the German Jewish community and also examines the shift in Nazi governmental attitudes towards foreign correspondents.