Gettinger Family Collection

The letters, official documents, and photographs in this collection provide insight into the struggles the Gettinger family faced in escaping from Nazi Germany and how it affected their lives prior to and after World War II. The first series within this collection contains documents pertaining primarily to Isadore Gettinger's education, immigration to the United States, and marriage to Miriam over the time span from 1921 to 2012. Official documents such as certificates, passports, and identification cards are also included belonging to both Isadore and Miriam Gettinger. Contained within the second series are documents pertaining to Israel Göttinger's education and his attempt to immigrate to the United States over the time span from 1911 to 1943, as well as 1951 confirmation of his death at Auschwitz. The third series contains documents pertaining to other members of the Gettinger family, including Leib Gettinger, Leon Göttinger, and Mindel Gettinger over the time span from 1920 to 1947. An unpublished manuscript, "Der Klub Arbeitsloser Detektive," and a short story, "Eines Tages…Drei Stunden," with unknown authors and dates are also included in the third series. The fourth series is comprised of photographs contained within a photo album compiled by Isadore Gettinger documenting his experience in World War II over the time span from 1943 to 1945. Loose photographs dating from 1924 through 1947 and documenting the childhood of the Gettinger brothers up until Isadore's marriage to Miriam complete this collection.