Erich and Margot Leyser photograph collection
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Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of two studio portraits of Erich and Margot Leyser, who were passengers aboard the MS St. Louis. Both photographs have inscriptions written by Margot Leyser. One photograph is inscribed with "Zum Abscheid aus Deutschland 4-Mai-1939" and the other photograph is inscribed "10.Juli 1946" and is stamped .".Optica Ariel..Montevideo" Uruguay.
- Date
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creation:
1939-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Steffi Winters
- Collection Creator
- Leyser family
- Biography
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Erich Leyser was born on December 10, 1881 in Thorn, Germany. Margot Leyser (née Fraenkel) was born on August 11, 1893 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. In May 1939, they boarded the MS St. Louis. After being denied entry to Cuba and the United States, Eric and Margot Leyser disembarked in France. At some point after their disembarkation in France, Erich was sent to the Gurs internment camp and St. Cyprien internment camp. On May 10, 1940 Margot was imprisoned at the Gurs internment camp. They both survived the war and prior to July 1946, they had immigrated to Uruguay.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- This collection 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
- Refugees--Uruguay--Montevideo--1940-1950. Holocaust survivors. Jewish refugees. Refugees. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- Personal Name
- Leyser, Erich, 1881-? Leyser, Margot, 1893-?
- Corporate Name
- St. Louis (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Steffie Winters donated the Erich and Margot Leyser photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:10:56
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515498
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