Overview
- Description
- The Jacob Riemer and Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum papers document the separate stories of Jacob Reimer and his wife’s cousin, Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum. Jacob Riemer’s papers consist of letters his parents sent him from Europe following his immigration to the United States. Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum’s papers include biographical materials, personal narratives, photographs, printed materials, and restitution files documenting her post-Holocaust recovery in Sweden, her immigration to the United States, and the lingering effects of her imprisonment at Auschwitz.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1933-2000
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Barbara Krupat
- Collection Creator
- Jacob Riemer
Gustawa Tenenbaum - Biography
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Jacob Riemer (1912-1984) was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Rywka Rachel (Kampler) Riemer (1884-1944) and Ruben Mendel Riemer (1879-1944). His parents were born in Tarnow, Poland, married in Frankfurt, and had three children. Jacob’s older brother Joseph was born in 1910, and his younger sister Gustl was born around 1914. Jacob was arrested during Kristallnacht and sent to Dachau. He immigrated to the United States in December 1939 and settled in New York City. He married Anna Landau (1917-2008), a Jewish immigrant from Vienna, in June 1942.
Gustawa (Gerda) Zabramna Tenenbaum (1913-2000) was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, to David and Ruchla Landau. She was married to Moses Zabramny and had one son, Shalom. The Zabramny family were forced into the Sosnowiec ghetto following the German occupation of Poland. Gustawa’s husband, child, and parents were rounded up during an Aktion, while she hid, and she never saw them again. She was sent to Auschwitz herself a few months later. She was liberated from Bergen Belsen in May 1945 and accepted an offer of transport to Sweden. The Red Cross helped her find an aunt and uncle who had immigrated to New York City, and she immigrated to the United States in 1949. She married Harry Tenenbaum (1912-2004), and the couple lived in Erie, PA.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs.
- Extent
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14 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The Jacob Riemer and Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum papers are arranged in two series.
Series 1: Jacob Riemer papers, 1940-1942
Series 2: Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum papers, circa 1933-2000
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Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Barbara Krupat donated the Jacob Riemer and Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. Barbara Krupat is the daughter of Jacob Riemer was Barbara Krupat’s father. Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum was Barbara Krupat’s mother’s cousin.
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- 2023-05-02 14:35:54
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Also in Jacob Reimer and Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum collection
The collection consists of letters sent to Jacob Reimer from parents in Europe. Jacob Reimer had immigrated in December 1939. Also includes a recording, tag, documents related to mother's cousin Gustawa Zabramna Tenenbaum and photographs.
