Archival sources consulted
Rare Books and Manuscripts, Butler library, Columbia University (CU) Zosa Szajkowski Collection, 1900–1939 (ZS)
Widener Library, Harvard University (HU) Judaica Documents: France (JDF)
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) RG 116, Territorial Collection, France I
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