Overview
- Description
- The Eckdish family papers include correspondence and immigration documents relating to Paul Eckdish and his family's experience emigrating from Germany in 1939. Correspondence includes originals and photocopies of letters sent to Paul in the United States, mainly from his brother, Martin, and Martin’s wife Ilse, in Palestine. Immigration documents include clearances, a job referral, and a receipt for passage on the SS Rotterdam. Also included is correspondence and receipts from Paul’s attempts to assist his parents in leaving Europe to go to Shanghai.
- Date
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inclusive:
1932-1950
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ruth Eckdish Knack
- Collection Creator
- Paul Eckdish
- Biography
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Paul Pinkus Eckdish (1909 - 2000) was born on June 9, 1909 in Stralsund, Germany to Saloman (1883-1942) and Sabine (b. 1879, née Brandwein) Eckdish and had two brothers: Max (1910-1984) and Martin (1916-1982). Paul married Sarah Kornblum (b. Krakow, Poland, 1913-2003) in 1937. In late 1939, Paul and Sarah fled Germany with their young daughter, Ruth (b. 1939). They left Holland aboard the SS Rotterdam and arrived in the United States in December 1939. They settled in Illinois and had a son, Michael (1948-1967). Solomon and Sabina were killed during the Holocaust.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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3 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The Eckdish family papers are arranged as three folders:
Folder 1: Correspondence, 1939-1950
Folder 2: Immigration, 1932-1939
Folder 3: Efforts to relocate Paul’s family to Shanghai, 1940-1941
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of the material(s) in this collection. 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Ruth Knack
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish refugees--Netherlands--Rotterdam. Jews--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Rotterdam (Netherlands) Berlin (Germany) Haifa (Israel)
- Personal Name
- Eckdish, Paul (1909-2000)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Ruth Eckdish Knack.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-28 11:28:43
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