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Fritz Gutenstein postcard from Dachau concentration camp

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1988.A.0097 | RG Number: RG-10.167

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Overview

Description: One postcard written by Fritz Gutenstein from Dachau concentration camp on November 18, 1938, to his wife, Bertel (Bertha)Gutenstein, in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. He reports on his arrival in the camp and asks for news from home.
Date: creation: 1938 November 18
Collection Creator: Fritz Gutenstein
Biography: Fritz Gutenstein (1888-1962) was born July 24, 1888 in Frankfurt am Main and lived in Ludwigshafen with his wife Bertha (Bertel Gimbel, 1895-1985). He was an engineer and served in World War I. He was arrested during Kristallnacht, imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp on November 12, 1938, and given prisoner number 25544. He was released on December 16, 1938 and immigrated to the United States with his wife. He settled in Chicago, near his cousin Paul Gutenstein.

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Postcards. Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Fritz Gutenstein postcard is arranged in a single series.

Rights & Restrictions

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: Kristallnacht, 1938. Jews--Germany--Ludwigshafen.
Personal Name: Gutenstein, Fritz, 1888-1962. Gutenstein, Bertel, 1895-1985.
Corporate Name: Dachau (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Hanns Gutenstein donated the Fritz Gutenstein postcard to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 1988.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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