Margot Garon Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon née Straus, her father Jakob Straus, and her grandfather Hermann Straus.
Folder 1 contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon's visits to Germany, particularly her 2007 visit with her family on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Included is the transcript of a speech Garon gave at a New Orleans high school in 2008, in which she discusses her childhood in Kirchheimbolanden, life in Germany after Hitler's rise to power, help from her family's non-Jewish neighbors, emigration from Germany to the United States, and 2007 trip to Germany with her family; report on her 2007 trip to Germany, particularly Kirchheimbolanden, with her family; and letter and clippings regarding her family's 2007 trip to Kirchheimbolanden. Also included is an invitation to a 1979 school reunion in Kirchheimbolanden.
Folder 2 contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon's father Jakob Straus, including handwritten poems; letters; military pass and certificates pertaining to his service in World War I; birth certificate; and driver's license.
Folder 3 contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon's grandfather Hermann Straus, including handwritten poems; military pass; and military certificates.
Dates
- 1868-2008
Creator
- Garon, Margot, 1927- (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
Margot Garon née Straus was born in 1927 in Kirchheimbolanden. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1937 after relatives in Monroe, Louisiana, obtained visas for them.
Margot Garon's father Jakob Straus was born in 1890 in Gauersheim. He was a grain merchant in Kirchheimbolanden.
Jakob Straus's father Hermann Straus was born in 1847 in Gauersheim.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon née Straus, her father Jakob Straus, and her grandfather Hermann Straus.
- Gauersheim (Germany)
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945
- Jewish soldiers
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1800-1933
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany
- Jews, German -- United States -- Biography
- Kirchheimbolanden (Germany)
- Monroe (La.)
- Straus, Hermann, 1847-
- Straus, Jakob, 1890-
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
- Title
- Guide to the Margot Garon Collection, 1868-2008 AR 11650
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
