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Fawel Zitomersky's Passport Application File, 1920-1921

Fawel’s Letter to the Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, D.C

“Reasons For Going”

July 13, 1920

Fawel’s abbreviated translation of his brother Schloime’s Yiddish letter Included with his passport application.

(Fawel anglicized Schloime’s name to William. To read the complete translation of the Yiddish letter from

Schloime Zitomersky, February 23, 1920, click this link: Yiddish Letter Translation)

Reference for Fawel from Israel Friedman - Majestic Embossing Co., New York

July 13, 1920

Reference for Fawel from Joseph Shupack - Silks, Woolens and Velvets, New York

July 13, 1920

Reference for Fawel from M. Kantor - Sonora Waist & Dress Co., New York

July 13, 1920

Fawel’s Passport Application

July 13, 1920

(Pages 1-2)

Report from Special Agent in Charge, Department of State, New York

July 28, 1920

(Pages 1-2)

Note from Chief Special Agent, Department of State, New York

July 29, 1920

Memorandum from Division of Passport Control, Department of State, New York

August 31, 1920

Passport Amendments

Fawel’s letter to Secretary of State requesting amendment of passport to include another purpose:

“to distribute money in the City of Burshevke.”

August 24, 1920

Letter from Israel Friedman, Chairman of Burshevker Relief Committee to

The Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, D.C

August 24, 1920

Fawel’s Application for Amendment of Passport to Include City of Burshivke

September 8, 1920

Memorandum and Letter from Division of Passport Control, Department of State, New York

Passport Amended As Requested

September 8, 1920

Fawel’s Report To American Consular Service at Paris

of Amendment of Passport to Include Belgium

February 17, 1921

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Exodus from Borshchagovka: Fawel Zitomersky’s Rescue Of More Than Fifty Survivors of the Pogroms

Yiddish Translation of the Letter Schloime Zitomersky Sent to His Brothers, Fawel and Joseph, in Brooklyn, NY

Photo of the Borshchagovka survivors in Romania, with Fawel Zitomersky and Benjamin Decoveny

Photo of Fawel Zitomersky honored by the Burshivker Relief Committee in Kishinev, Romania, September 3, 1921

Inscription on the pillar at the entrance to the  Burshivka Society section in the Mount Lebanon Cemetery  in Queens, NY

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