Lilly Isler Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains the correspondence of Lilly Isler and her family regarding daily life and their attempts to get her mother, Gisela Klug, out of Vienna.
The bulk of the correspondence is between Lilly Isler, her mother Gisela, and her brother, Paul. The letters contain much information on the life of Jews in Vienna from 1938-1941, on the events of Kristallnacht in that city and on the difficulties of emigration and the problems refugees experienced in establishing themselves in the U.S.A.
Dates
- 1938-1946
Creator
- Isler, Lilly (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Lilly Klug was born in Vienna, c. 1910, to parents Gisela Klug (1885-1942) and Salamon Klug (?-1938). Her parents had a small garment shop. Lilly's brother, Paul, left Austria in early 1938 and eventually settled in Greenwood, North Carolina. Lilly's fiance, Richard Isler, was arrested during Kristallnacht and sent to Dachau. On his release a few months later the couple married and left the country, arriving via Vancouver to New York City. Their attempts to obtain a visa and passage for Lilly's mother proved unsuccessful and she was deported to Minsk in May 1942 and killed at Maly Trostinec concentration camp. Lilly died in the 1960s.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (4 folders.)
Abstract
The collection contains the correspondence of Lilly Isler and her family regarding daily life and their attempts to get her mother, Gisela Klug, out of Vienna.
Other Finding Aid
The original 1-page English language inventory is in folder 1.
- Title
- Guide to the Lilly Isler Collection, 1938-1946 AR 7173
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- March 20, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
