Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Ottenheimer family including photographs taken in pre-war Germany, a book on the genealogy of the Moos family, a pre-WWII advertisement for Ludwig Ottenheimer's clothing store, a photocopy of the same advertisement after the Aryanization of the store, postwar correspondence. and a small siddur (daily Jewish prayer book) carried by Ludwig Ottenheimer during his military service during WWI and with him to the United States. Ludwig Ottenheimer was arrested after Kristallnacht and spent one month in the Dachau concentration camp. After his release, the family immigrated to the United States.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fritz Ottenheimer
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 oversize box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
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 Memorial Museum by Fritz Ottenheimer in 2007.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:43:43
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34266
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- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
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