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1. Henry Hirschmann papers
Document | Accession Number: 2013.205.1
Date:
inclusive: 1934-2013
…Henry Hirschmann was born Heinz Hirschmann in Grossauheim, Germany, on August 5, 1920. His parents, Maier and Ida Hahn Hirschmann, had three sons…
2. Lichtenberg and Stein families papers
2014.408.1 Box 1 Folder 7 Image 24
Document | Accession Number: 2014.408.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1901-2001
undated: 
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…Irmgard Stein (Irma, later Lichtenberg, b. 1920) was born to Max (1871-1944, born in Arolsen, Germany) and Hedwig (Johanna, née Benjamin, 1883-1944…
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 … and undated Accession number: 2014.408.1 Creator: Lichtenberg (Family: Hannover, Germany) Additional creator: Stein (Family: Frankfurt, Germany) Extent…
3. Rachel and Harvey Goldfarb collection
2000.421.2 Box 1 Folder 1 Image 6
Document | Accession Number: 2000.421.2
Date:
inclusive: 1918-2005
… inhabitants were Jewish. Beryl Mutterperl (d. 1937) was a businessman who bought cattle and farm products for export to Germany or for the nearby Polish border…
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 … for export to Germany or for the nearby Polish border garrison. Dina owned a thriving fabric store. The Mutterperls lived in the center of town. Their…
4. Oertelt and Fromm families papers
2016.412.1 Box 1 Folder 4 Image 8
Document | Accession Number: 2016.412.1
Date:
inclusive: 1924-2008
…Henry Oertelt (born Arthur Karl Heinz Oertelt, 1921-2011) was born on 13 January 1921 in Berlin, Germany to Arthur and Else Oertelt. He had one…
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 … Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 Abstract: The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Henry Oertelt of Berlin, Germany…
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5. Honig family papers
2002.70.2 Box 1 Folder 4 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 2002.70.2
Date:
inclusive: 1929-2002
…Jack (Heinz) Honig (1921-2012) was born in Alsenz, Germany, to Julius (1886-1924) and Rudolfine (née Sternheimer, 1889-1942) Honig. He was imprisoned…
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 … (Family : Alsenz, Germany) Extent: 0.5 linear foot (1 box) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW…
6. Peter Mansbacher papers
1998.A.0148 Box 1 Folder 39 Folder 12
Document | Accession Number: 1998.A.0148
Date:
inclusive: 1934-1991
inclusive: 1934-1991
…Peter Mansbacher (1922-1994) was born Fritz Ludwig Mansbacher in Lübeck, Germany to Martin and Juliane Mansbacher. Concerned for his safety, his…
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 … Mansbacher (1922‐1994) was born Fritz Ludwig Mansbacher in Lübeck, Germany to Martin and Juliane Mansbacher. His mother always called him Peter, and he…
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7. Ellen Kaufmann Boucher papers
2018.38.2 Box 1 Folder 4 Image 2
Document | Accession Number: 2018.38.2
Date:
inclusive: circa 1900-2014
…Ellen Kaufmann Boucher (1920-2014) was born to Hermann (1882-1942) and Ella (née Barth, 1890-1920) Kaufmann in Mainz, Germany. Hermann Kaufmann, a…
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 …, prewar and wartime photographs of her family in Mainz, Germany, and a transcript of an interview she gave in 1995. Languages: English, German…
8. Mosheim and Marx families papers
1999.A.0233 Box 2 Folder 13 Image 48
Document | Accession Number: 1999.A.0233
Date:
inclusive: 1914-1999
… City. Karl Marx had died of natural causes in 1938 in Munich, and her mother remained in Germany to care for his ailing mother, Pauline Mayer Marx…
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 … United States, the unsuccessful immigration efforts of the families they left behind in Munich and Vlotho, Germany, and efforts to find out what happened…
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9. Lorenz Schmuhl papers
1995.A.1119 Box 1 Folder 14 Image 24
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.1119 | RG Number: RG-10.137
Date:
inclusive: 1918-1985
bulk: 1939-1945
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… establish a hospital and bring aid to the area. On April 24, 1945 he was assigned to a DP camp in Wiesbaden, Germany where he continued his efforts. Lorenz…
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 … the first American commander of the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation and his work at a DP camp in Wiesbaden, Germany. The collection also…
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  • Series 2: Buchenwald 1945-1978, Undated
    • File 5: Reports 1945
  • Series 4: Photographs Approximate 1937-Approximate 1962
    • File 1: Buchenwald (5 folders) (Pressed flowers and negatives stored separately) Approximate 1937-Approximate 1945
10. Fritz Rosenthal family papers
1996.A.0249 Box 1 Folder 24 Image 6
Document | Accession Number: 1996.A.0249
Date:
inclusive: 1900-1995
…Fritz Rosenthal was born in Würzburg, Germany on July 4, 1911 to Dr. Karl Rosenthal and Claire Rosenthal (nee Buschhoff). He attended school in…
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 ….ushmm.org for further information. Processing history: Julie Schweitzer, May 2012 Biographical note Fritz Rosenthal was born in Würzburg, Germany on July 4, 1911…
11. Abendstern, Fleischmann, and Meyerhoff families papers
Document | Accession Number: 2016.494.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1880-2016
…Peter Aldin was born Peter Sigo Abendstern on 29 October 1932 in Schwerin, Germany to Otto and Elly Abendstern. His father Otto Abendstern (1904-1942…
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 …, Germany to Otto and Elly Abendstern. His father Otto Abendstern (1904-1942) was born on 5 November 1904 in Stuttgart, Germany to Samuel (d. 1923) and Regina…
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12. Fred and Ruth Cohen papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.398.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1920-1992
bulk: 1920-1942
…Fred (Fritz) Cohen (1914-1981) was born on October 12, 1914 in Eschwege, Germany to David and Martha Cohen. David was born on October 15, 1988 near…
13. Ohringer and Weil families papers
2015.203.1 Box 1 Folder 1 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 2015.203.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1917-1988
bulk: 1921-1957
undated: 
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…Sigmund Ohringer (1912-1991) was born in Cottbus, Germany to Jakub (or Jacob, 1888-1948) and Mariem (née Ohrenstein, 1888-1976). Sigmund had three…
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 … families papers Dates: approximately 1917-1988 and undated (bulk 1921-1957) Accession number: 2015.203.1 Creator: Ohringer (Family: Cottbus, Germany…
14. Gina Gotfryd collection
1995.A.0170 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 11
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0170
Date:
inclusive: circa 1919-1994
…Jewish refugees--Germany--Stuttgart.…
15. Herman Taube papers
1992.A.0081.2 Box 6 Folder 1 Image 9
Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0081.2
Date:
inclusive: 1934-2012
… in nursing. He was called for duty as a medic in the Polish Army in August 1939. Germany defeated Poland by early October, the retreating Polish Army…
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 … Gershon hoped he would become a rabbi, but Herman pursued a career in nursing. He was called for duty as a medic in the Polish Army in August 1939. Germany…
16. Fred Vendig papers
1999.A.0089.1 Box 2 Folder 24 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 1999.A.0089.1
Date:
inclusive: 1859-2002
…Fritz Dieter Vendig (Fred, 1932-2001) was born in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to Charlotte (née Berstein, 1907-1988) and Ernst Vendig (1899-1956). Ernst…
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 … status through Germany, Belgium, France, and Switzerland, their release from Rivesaltes, and their immigration to the United States. The collection further…
17. Bronisław Zbigniew Bulkowski papers
2018.555.1 Box 1 Folder 3 Image 2
Document | Accession Number: 2018.555.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1929-2005
… forced laborer to the German National Railway Authorities (Deutsche Reichsbahn) in Altena, Germany between 1942 and 1945. After the war, he worked as a…
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 …, when the same bread in the stores would go for 0.60 rm. 30. 7 Sept. First time in Germany, a “vehicle” comes at 9.30 in the evening. 31. 10 Sept. We…
18. Anthony Acevedo papers
2010.440.1 Box 1 Folder 1 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 2010.440.1
Date:
inclusive: 1935-2012
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…, Stalag IX-B, in Bad Orb, Germany. Tony was prisoner number 27016. He was interrogated for several hours by a German officer in English and Spanish, and…
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 …, and was ordered to surrender. They were taken to Stalag IX‐B in Bad Orb, Germany, where conditions were terrible. He was selected as part of a group…
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  • Series 1: Anthony Acevedo papers Circa 1935-Circa 2012
    • File 1: Diary 1945
19. Jäckel and Wetterhahn family papers
2017.297.1 Book Enclosure 1 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 2017.297.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1920-2002
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…Julius Wetterhahn (1901-1991) was born in Hersfeld, Germany to Max (1870-1942) and Matilda (née Neuhof, 1876-1943) Wetterhahn. Julius went to the…
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 … Accession number: 2017.297.1 Creator: Jäckel (Family : Herzfeld, Germany) Additional creator: Wetterhahn (Family : Kassel, Germany) Extent: 1.5 linear feet (1…
20. Albersheim family papers
2007.18.1 Box 2 Folder 1 Image 7
Document | Accession Number: 2007.18.1
Date:
inclusive: 1933-2003
…Walter Werner Albershiem (1912-1988) was born in Billerbeck, Germany to Josef and Selma Albershiem. Walter had two siblings: Herbert (b. 1908) and…
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 ….18.1 Creator: Albersheim (Family : Billerbeck, Germany) Extent: 0.6 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 book enclosures, 1 oversize folder) Repository: United States…