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Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

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American Federation of Jews from Central Europe Collection: Meetings, Correspondence, By-Laws

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25936
Abstract

The American Federation of Jews from Central Europe Collection consists of the Federation’s office files. This includes professional correspondence, by-laws, materials related to meetings and lectures, newspaper clippings, photographs, meeting minutes, reports, speeches, drafts, financial records, legal documents and forms, materials related to immigration and naturalization, newsletters and circulars, membership records, personnel files, restitution materials, oral history transcripts, and items of various related organizations and synagogues. There are also some personal documents sent to the AFJCE by members of the public.

Dates: 1916-1918, 1928-1988; Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s

Beiner Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11129
Abstract

The collection contains documents of Ernst Beiner and his family, including documents pertaining to his studies and work in pharmacy and dentistry, family photographs, and a file of material regarding his restitution claim against Germany after World War II. Also included are documents of the family of Biener's wife Fanny Beiner née Karpf.

Dates: 1908-1999

Bernhard Wolff Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5482
Abstract

This collection documents the family of Bernhard Wolff, extending back to his earliest known ancestor in 1646 through his grandchildren born in the 1970s. Born in Esens (Ostfriesland, Germany), Bernhard escaped National Socialist persecution by emigrating to Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1938, followed shortly thereafter by his wife Fanny née Mitau. His six siblings and mother Flora née Oppenheimer also emigrated, eventually settling in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, or the U.S. The collection contains correspondence, family trees, vital records, official documents, and photographs of family and Jewish historical sites. Also included are a three-volume family chronicle and a two-volume collection of materials on the Jewish community of Esens (Ostfriesland) created by Bernhard Wolff. A unique highlight of the collection is the postcard album belonging to Fanny’s mother Ida Mitau née Jacobsohn, who was not able to escape Germany and perished in Theresienstadt.

Dates: 1881-1991; Majority of material found within 1938-1988

Charles Leigh Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10746
Abstract

The collection contains a compilation of letters sent to Charles Leigh (formerly Karlheinz Liebenau) and his sister Helga in England, where they had immigrated via Kindertransport, from their parents Max Liebenau and Dora Liebenau née Simke in Berlin. The letters are dated from May 1939, the time of their arrival in England, to November 1941, when their parents were deported to Riga. Photocopies of the original correspondence are accompanied by English translations.

Dates: 1939-2008

Erna Weingold Kleinermann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11787
Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the Erna Weingold Kleinermann family, including vital records, identity cards and passports, school certificates, and correspondence.

Dates: 1897-1948

Fraenkel – Neugarten Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 189
Abstract

The collection contains materials pertaining to Fraenkel – Neugarten Family.

Dates: 1877-1983

Gabrielle Greenberg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25528
Abstract

The focus of this collection lies on the correspondence between Lily Lösser and her daughters Yutta (Judy) and Gaby (Gabrielle) during their time of separation 1943-1946. The rest of the collection is made up of personal albums, official correspondence, documents and other material.

Dates: 1908-2012; Majority of material found within 1943-1946

George Garrington Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25819
Abstract

Correspondence, personal documents, and photographs in this collection show the life of George Garrington (Grünbaum) from his youth in Berlin, through the war years spent in England, to his later life in the United States. These materials document his relationships with family and friends, as well as his education, immigration, military service, career in engineering, and organizations with which he was involved.

Dates: undated, 1927-2018

Herbert Strauss Addenda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25728 / MF 1821
Abstract

The Herbert Strauss Addenda contains subject files and writings from Strauss’ position as the executive director of the American Federation of Jews from Central Europe. These include correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters and pamphlets, and writings, including manuscripts and dissertations in the field of German-Jewish history and related topics.

Dates: 1933-2000

Howard Posener Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11798
Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the lives of Heimann Posener and Jenny née Reinhold in Germany and their emigration from Germany to the United States via England. Included are various identity cards; correspondence pertaining to obtaining American visas and ship tickets; and correspondence pertaining to storing furniture and household goods in Germany and shipping the items to the United States.

Dates: 1904-1978

Irmgard Schüler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 786
Abstract

The collection contains various materials pertaining to Oskar Schüler, his wife Martha, and their daughter Irmgard Schüler.

Dates: 1901-1968

Jews in England Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3761
Abstract

The collection contains items documenting Jewish life, particularly Jewish refugee life, in England during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Dates: 1936-1978

[Jews in Nazi Germany]

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 703
Abstract

The file contains various documents pertaining to the situation of the Jews in Nazi Germany, mostly regarding migration, and comprises eight folders.

Dates: 1931-1948, 1961-1968

Jüdisches Auswanderungslehrgut (Gross-Breesen, Silesia) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3686
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the Auswanderungslehrgut Gross-Breesen, a Silesian training farm created in 1936 by the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland to provide young Jews agricultural skills in order to ease their emigration from Germany. The materials include a complete set of the Rundbriefe (newsletters) via which former students stayed in touch and documented their life experiences after leaving Gross-Breesen. The collection also includes a handful of additional letters that appear to have been circulated among the same group, as well as some original documents from Gross-Breesen, clippings, reunion materials, and a three-volume compilation of material that includes, among other things, typed copies of the newsletters.

Dates: 1935-2005

Kaiser Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25801
Abstract

The collection traces the history of the Kaiser family and the lives of its members over the course of the 20th century through correspondence, documents, writings, family history information, and photographs.

Dates: undated, 1870-2017

Lilo Goldenberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25799
Abstract

This collection tells the story of Liselotte (Lilo) Thekla Lamm, her parents Leo Lamm and Margarete (Gretel) Lamm née Falk, husbands Norbert Goldenberg, Hans Gerhard Ollendorff, and William (Bill) Thurnauer, their children and grandchildren, and members of their extended families. The families’ lives in Germany, immigration to the United States, and professional, political and philanthropic activities are documented through vital documents, photographs, correspondence, writings, articles, and clippings.

Dates: circa 1883-2018

Ludwig Oelsner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5267
Abstract

The collection contains documents pertaining to the life and work of historian Ludwig Oelsner. Included in the collection is bound book of poetry containing 106 handwritten poems by Oelsner; a bound album containing university degrees, certificates, handwritten and signed letters by historian Leopold von Ranke, articles by Oelsner, articles about Oelsner's career, book reviews, obituaries, eulogies, and photograph of Oelsner on the cover; honorary doctoral diploma with seal from the University of Wrocław; and membership certificate of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift. The collection also contains three Red Cross letters between Anna Mottek in London and her brother-in-law Eugen Mottek in Berlin dated between February 1941 and January 1942.

Dates: 1846-1942

Ludwig Pinner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 910
Abstract

The file contains the correspondence of Ludwig Pinner at the Central Bureau for the Settlement of German Jews of the Jewish Agency and comprises two folders.

Dates: undated, 1933-1935

Margot Garon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11650
Abstract

The collection contains documents pertaining to Margot Garon née Straus, her father Jakob Straus, and her grandfather Hermann Straus.

Dates: 1868-2008

Moritz Rosenfeld Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1165
Abstract

The collection contains items pertaining to Moritz Rosenfeld's work as a rabbi in Vienna, Austria, and Santiago, Chile, particularly speeches, articles, sermons, essays, and notes written by Rosenfeld.

Dates: 1882-1961

Moritz Schweizer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11789
Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the life of Moritz Schweizer, particularly his persecution during World War II. Included in the collection is a diary excerpt listing concentration camp victims he buried after his liberation; correspondence; documents pertaining to his emigration from Germany to Amsterdam; documents pertaining to his internment in Westerbork and Bergen-Belsen; information kept by Schweizer on children in the orphanage at Bergen-Belsen; and letters of sympathy to his wife after his death.

Dates: undated, 1939-1988

Ogutsch and Katz Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25578
Abstract

This collection contains official certificates documenting the lives of four family members of the Ogutsch-Katz family. Also included are report cards, clippings, correspondence, and obituaries, as well as many photographs.

Dates: 1893-1988; Majority of material found within 1941-1975

Paul and Margaret A. Engel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25921
Abstract

The collection is comprised of files pertaining to the restitution claims of Paul Engel, his wife Margaret A. Engel née Elikann, Margaret’s sister Selma Hacker née Elikann, and Selma’s husband Carl Hacker, along with wartime and post-war family correspondence.

Dates: undated, 1929-1988

Peter Freund Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 443
Abstract

The collection contains various documents pertaining to Peter Freund and his activity as a rabbi, scholar, and writer.

Dates: 1917-1996

Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 556
Abstract

TThe file contains various documents pertaining to the activity of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany (Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland) and comprises three folders.

Dates: 1939-1943

Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 555
Abstract

The file contains various documents pertaining to the activity of the Reich Representation of German Jews (Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden) and comprises ten folders.

Dates: 1933-1939, 1945-1983

Richard and Anna Nathan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25808
Abstract

Materials in this collection document both the private lives and business activities of the Nathan family, owners of shoe manufacturing companies in Frankfurt am Main and Chicago, through correspondence, documents, business records, and photographs. The collection focuses on Richard Nathan, his wife Anna Nathan née David, and their sons Franz Hermann, Erich, and Walter.

Dates: undated, 1876-2012

Rimalower Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25529
Abstract

The bulk of the collection contains letters to Harry Rimalower in Argentina from his parents and other family members in Leipzig, Germany, (1936-1940). Included in the letters are updates on family members and friends in Germany, discussion of the ever-worsening situation there, and discussion of efforts to facilitate the emigration of Harry Rimalower's parents from Germany. English-language translations of several letters are included. Also included is a brief history of the Eppstein family of Mannheim and a family tree of the Bernhard Solomon family from the 17th century to 1937, with birth and death dates and locations.

Dates: 1936-2002

Ruth Freund-Joachimsthal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 700
Abstract

The collection contains the personal writings of Ruth Freund (née Joachimsthal), in the form of 41 diaries and four notebooks, and comprises of two boxes.

Dates: 1928-1985

Ruth Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11807
Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the Ruth Hirsch family, including vital documents and documents pertaining to the emigration of Emmanuel and Citonia Hirsch and Karl and Gertrude Metzger from Germany to the United States.

Dates: 1907-1982