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Herman Seligman and Alfred Mayer papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0042 | RG Number: RG-10.233

Overview

Description: The material pertaining to Hermann Seligman consists of: orders and instructions to the Jewish community in Germany which were distributed by the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland; a letter from the American consulate in Hamburg; and information regarding their settlement of Jews in Terezín (a.k.a Theresienstadt). Additional material in this collection consists of a letter from the American consulate in Hamburg to the American Senator James M. Mead, dated 20 February 1940, describing the status of one Heinz Langstaedter's attempt to emigrate to the United States from Germany; and a letter from Alfred Mayer to the American Consul in Marseilles, France, dated 13 October 1941, detailing his attempts to free his cousin, Heinz Langstaedter, from German captivity. Langstaedter had been taken from Stuttgart, Germany, to the Nazi concentration camp at Gurs, France, and then to the Nazi camp in Rivesaltes, also in France. Mayer has tried many different ways to get Langstaedter out of Europe, and now he would like the advice of the American Consul in Marseilles, France.
Date: 1940-1941

Physical Details

Language: German
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: Arrangement is thematic

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Emigration and immigration. Jewish property--Germany.
Geographic Name: Germany. Terezín (Severočeský kraj, Czech Republic) Stuttgart (Germany) Gurs (France)
Personal Name: Seligman, Hermann. Mead, James M. Langstaedter, Heinz. Honaker, Samuel W. Mayer, Edmund.
Corporate Name: Rivesaltes (Concentration camp) Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was given to the USHRIA by a donor who wished to remain anonymous.

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