Overview
- Description
- Contains papers that document the experiences of the Meyerstein family before and during World War II. Included in the papers is a marriage license issued to Hilda Schickler and George Meyerstein [Ellen Cohen's parents] in Milan, Italy on May 18, 1935; a driver's license issued to George Meyerstein in Gotha Germany; an entry ticket for a bullfight that Hilda and George Meyerstein attended in 1941 while living as refugees in; a passenger list for the "Marqus de Comillas" that included the Meyerstein family; two newspaper clippings attached to a card; a testimony written by George Meyerstein the details his impression of living in Spain; and postcards written by or to members of the Meyerstein family.
- Date
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1935-1941
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ellen Cohen
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Tickets. Driver’s license. Marriage licenses.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- Conditions on Use
- Donor retains copyright on material created by the Meyerstein family. Other material 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Cohen, Ellen
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Museum in 2006 by Ellen Cohen.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-02-28 14:06:10
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Also in Meyerstein family collection
Papers document the expereinces of Meyerstein family before and during World Warr II. Included in the papers is a marriage license issued to Hilda Schickler and George Meyerstein Ellen Cohen's parents in Milan, Italy on May 18, 1935; a driver's license issued to George Meyerstein in Gotha Germany; an entry ticket for a bullfight that Hilda and George Meyerstein attended in 1941 while refugees living in Spain; a passanger's list for the Marqus de Comillas that included the Meyerstein family; newspaper clippings and a newspaper that mentions Ellen Meyerstein [Ellen Cohen]; a testimony written by George Meyerstein the details his impression of living in Spain; and postcards written by or to members of the Meyerstein family
Date: 1935-1941
New York Herald Tribune (New York, New York) [Newspaper]
Object
Copy of the New York Herald Tribune from July 23, 1941 that mentions Ellen Meyerstein.
