Steffi Winters Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains copies of Elisabeth Schönfeld's diary written during the Nazi dictatorship, of a document presented to Rudolf Schönfeld in recognition of his service in the first World War, of a poem by Rudolf Schönfeld written by him as a German soldier in Aleppo, and of letter by the Jewish Congregation of Berlin with information about the deportation of Rudolf Schönfeld, his wife and their two children, to Auschwitz. There is also a copy of a short manuscript by Lucie Meyer about her emigration to France and original photographs of the Schönfeld family. All items are photocopies, except the photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1952
Creator
- Winters, Steffi (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the link(s) 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
Steffi Winters was born in Eisenach, brought up in Berlin, and later emigrated to the United States.
Rudolf Schönfeld, uncle of Steffi Winters, was born in Breslau (today Wrocław, Poland) in 1893 and served in the German army in the first World War, where he was stationed in Syria and later was interned by the British as a prisoner of war in Cairo. Documents list his profession as sales representative. He married Elisabeth Bloch, born in Strasbourg in 1907, and settled in Berlin. Elisabeth and Rudolf had two sons, Gert and Fred (also called Fredi or Redi). During the Nazi dictatorship, Rudolf had to perform forced labor at Siemens, and the family, unable to emigrate, was deported to Auschwitz in 1943, where they were murdered.
Lucie Meyer, born Steinberg, was Steffi Winters' aunt.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
This collection contains a copy of Elisabeth Schönfeld's diary written during the Nazi dictatorship, as well as a few photographs, a manuscript by Lucie Meyer on her emigration to France, and a couple of family papers. All items are photocopies, except the photographs.
Subject
- Schönfeld, Rudolf, 1893-approximately 1943 (Person)
- Schönfeld, Elisabeth, 1907-approximately 1943 (Person)
- Meyer, Lucie (Person)
- Winters, Steffi (Person)
- Schönfeld family (Family)
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Steffi Winters Collection, 1918-1952 AR 10219
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 18, 2011 : Link(s) to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
