Freund Family Collection, Gross-Strehlitz
Scope and Content Note
The collection comprises primarily documents regarding the legal battle of the Freund family to receive restitution for losses during World War II.
In the first folder are a couple of documents and passports indirectly related to some of the family's emigration, as well as a letter sent by a family member from prison. The rest of the collection consists entirely of various applications, legal documents, reproductions of vital documents, affidavits, and correspondence with German authorities, all amassed during restitution claims. The chief claim concerns the estate of the family patriarch Elkan Weiss, cotton textile wholesaler in Breslau who was deported and executed in 1942.
Dates
- 1932-1986
Creator
- Freund family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, English and Spanish.
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
5 Folders
Abstract
The collection comprises primarily documents regarding the legal battle of the Freund family to receive restitution for losses during World War II.
Other Finding Aid
There is a letter of explanation from the donor in folder 1.
- Chotzen, Elisabeth
- Chotzen, Hans Konrad, 1923-
- Chotzen, Werner, 1920-1957
- Cotton textile industry
- Freund family
- Freund, Hertha, 1902-
- Freund, Louis, 1887-
- Latin America -- Emigration and immigration
- Legal documents
- Restitution -- Germany
- Silesia
- Strzelce Opolskie (Poland)
- United States -- Emigration and immigration
- Weiss, Elkan, 1867-1957
- Weiss, Emma
- Wrocław (Poland)
- Title
- Guide to the Freund Family Collection, Gross-Strehlitz, 1932-1986 AR 6485
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- February 24, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
