Letters from Günter Riegner

Collection

Identifier: AR 25514

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

These are the letters from Günter Riegner to his brother Otto in Philadelphia. Otto had immigrated to the US, while his family, his siblings, Günter and Irmgard, and their father Hugo, remained in Berlin, Germany. In 1938 Günter went to Switzerland and Portugal, before reaching Cuba, from where he immigrated to the US in late 1939. He joined the US Army in 1941, and the events of WW II brought him to New Guinea and to the Philippines. In November 1945 he left for California and returned to New York City in 1946.

Shortly after his immigration, Günter switched from his native German to English.

Dates

Creation: 1937-1946

Creator

Riegner, Günter (Person)

Language of Materials

This collection is in English and German.

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

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters from Günter Riegner in Berlin, France, and Switzerland to his brother Otto in Philadelphia.

Related Material

The correspondence to Otto Riegner in Philadelphia from his father Hugo in Berlin-Charlottenburg may be found in the Leo Baeck Institute Archives , Otto Ernst Riegner Family Collection (AR 25415). There are also some lines from Günter among those letters.