Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1941-1945-05-

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Hadra Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 1249

Abstract This collection holds papers of the physician and author Edmund Hadra. Much of the collection is composed of unpublished manuscripts of his writing, a significant part of which is autobiographical in nature and describe some of the most notable events of his life. In addition to these works are other writings on themes such as literature and art. The collection additionally contains official, educational and professional documentation, some correspondence and a few research notes.

Dates: 1877-1971; Majority of material found within 1939-1966

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Edmund Hadra Collection

Julie Braun-Vogelstein Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 25034 / MF 473

Abstract This collection contains correspondence and other materials related to the Braun-Vogelstein family.

Dates: 1743-1971

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Julie Braun-Vogelstein Collection

Max Markreich Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 7048

Abstract The Max Markreich collection documents the life of Max Markreich and his family, especially their emigration from Bremen, Germany. The collection also centers on the history of the Jewish communities of Bremen and East Frisia (Ostfriesland). Included among the papers are manuscripts, correspondence, vital and government documents, clippings, and notes.

Dates: 1749-1999

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Max Markreich Collection

Max Plaut Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 7094

Abstract This collection documents the work of the lawyer and head of the greater Jewish Community in Hamburg, Max Plaut, in his role as a family researcher in Israel between the years 1944 to 1950. It contains to a large extent the correspondence between Plaut and German Jews from Hamburg who were looking for family and friends who had gone missing during the Holocaust. The collection material covers list of Jews held in Theresienstadt, Lodz, Auschwitz and elsewhere. Also included is a small written documentation of the Plaut family as well as some files on restitution claims in the city of Hamburg.

Dates: 1944-after 1973; Majority of material found within 1944-1950

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Max Plaut Collection

Norbert Troller Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 7268 / MF 500

Abstract Extensive autobiographical manuscript by Troller, with illustrations and other supporting material, discussing his family and community, his early life, and his experiences during and after the Holocaust.

Dates: 1724; 1900-1998

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Norbert Troller Collection

Posters from Ghetto Theresienstadt

Collection

Identifier: AR 6585

Abstract Photographs of 71 posters, painted by Eli Erich Leskley (formerly Lichtblau) in Theresienstadt, 1942-1945.

Dates: [after 1945]

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Posters from Ghetto Theresienstadt

Theresienstadt Clippings Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 2275 C

Abstract This is a constructed collection that contains clippings and other non-original materials about Theresienstadt created after 1945. Materials include clippings, posters, newsletters and annual reports of the Theresienstadt Martyrs Remembrance Association and the Terezín Memorial, exhibition brochures, and programs of lectures, concerts, and performances memorializing Theresienstadt.

Dates: 1959-2004

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Theresienstadt Clippings Collection