Birthday albums for Harry Harter

Collection

Identifier: ALB 238a-s

Staff Only

Abstract

Birthday albums for Harry Hirschberg-Harter, prepared by his son Dieter (Donald).

Dates

1934-1954

Creator

Harter, Donald (Person)

Language of Materials

This collection is in German and English.

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: http://www.lbi.org/ask

Biographical Note

The neuro-psychiatrist Harry M. Harter, previously Harry Hirschberg, was born in Breslau on July 6, 1899. After serving in World War I and receiving his medical degree from the University of Breslau in 1924, he opened a successful praxis in Breslau and also worked for various hospitals. In 1928, he married Leonore Goldmann from Hindenburg; their son Dieter (later Donald) was born in 1933, their daughter Daisy in 1938. In 1938, Harry M. Harter visited the United States and then went on to Cuba, where he was joined by his wife and children in February 1939. They emigrated to the United States in August 1940 and changed their family name from Hirschberg to Harter.