World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- Date
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commemoration:
1914-1918
- Geography
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issue:
Germany
- Language
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German
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Kraemer in memory of her cousins Erwin Marx and Ernst Rothschild and of all the victims of the Holocaust
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
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Also in Erwin Marx and Ernst Rothschild collection
The collection consists of World War I German medals and documents and corrspondence relating to the experiences of Erwin Mark and Ernst Rothschild in prewar Germany and of Erwin Marx during and after World War II in Germany, Shanghai, China, and the United States.
Date: approximately 1918-1970
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I ribbon awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
Object
World War I ribbon awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
Erwin Marx papers
Document
The Erwin Marx papers consist of biographical materials, printed materials, and restitutions papers documenting merchant Erwin Marx from Freiburg, Germany, his refuge in Shanghai, and his efforts to obtain restitution after the Holocaust. Biographical materials include Erwin Marx’s German passport and identification card and certificates documenting Marx’s identification, good conduct, and vaccines as a refugee in Shanghai. This series also includes a handful of notes or diary entries documenting anecdotes about Marx’s life in San Francisco. Printed materials consist of photocopies of Aufbau and Der Wiedergutmachung articles about procedures, processes, and policies regarding restitution claims. Restitution files consist of correspondence, reports, forms, bank statements, and tax records documenting Erwin Marx’s pursuit of restitution claims against Germany for his incarceration in Dachau, the loss of his business, his confinement to the Hongkew ghetto in Shanghai, illnesses, and emigration costs.
