Karl Ziemke Collection
Scope and Content Note
Folder one is comprised of correspondence, primarily letters and postcards, from [Salli] Ziemke in Danzig, then Germany,yy to his son Karl and his son’s family in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as correspondence from other relatives in Mława, Poland, to Karl Ziemke and his wife, 1939-1941. In folder two are various materials pertaining to Karl Ziemke’s dental laboratory in Danzig and in New Haven.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1941, 1961
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
The dentist Karl Ziemke, his wife, and their son Siegbert immigrated in 1939 from Danzig to the United States, where they settled in New Haven, Connecticut. Karl Ziemke’s father Salli (?) Ziemke, a retired employee of the Danzig Jewish community, remained in Europe; he was eventually deported to Theresienstadt, where he died in 1944.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
Correspondence includes primarily letters and postcards from [Salli] Ziemke in Danzig, then Germany, to his son Karl and his son’s family in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as correspondence from other relatives in Mława, Poland, to Karl Ziemke and his wife, 1939-1941. Also included are various materials pertaining to Karl Ziemke’s dental laboratory in Danzig and in New Haven.
Separated Material
A copy of the book, "Die Wiederbefestigung" by Willi Wolff and Gunther Stock was removed to the Library.
- Title
- Guide to the Karl Ziemke Collection, 1939-1941, 1961 AR 12020
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- January 04, 2018 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
