Overview
- Description
- Documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Siegfried Obersitzker (a Polish born German Jew) and his wife Charlotte Reuter Obersitzker (a German born non-Jew) who fled from Berlin with their son Horst in December 1938 to Havana, Cuba where they remained until ultimately immigrating to the United States in 1941. Included are affidavits of support for the Obersitzkers, German passports, landing permits for Havana, as well as immigration correspondence for Charlotte's mother Franziska Reuter who emigrated from Berlin to the United States in 1947.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1925-circa 1970
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Allen and Sherry Rill
- Collection Creator
- Obersitzker family
- Biography
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Siegbert Obersitzker (later Siegbert Overs, 1891-1960) was born on 4 May 4 1891 in Wronke, Germany (Wronki, Poland) and lived in Berlin where he worked in business. He married a non-Jewish woman, Charlotte Reuter (later Charlotte Overs,1897-1970), in Berlin in 1925. Their son, Horst (later Harry Overs), was born in Berlin on 28 November 1930. They fled Berlin in December 1938 to Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States in 1941. Charlotte's mother Franziska Reuter immigrated to the United States in 1947. The family later changed their last name to Overs.
Physical Details
- Extent
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3 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Allen D. Rill
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Germany--Berlin.
- Geographic Name
- Havana (Cuba) United States--Emigration and immigration.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Allen and Sherry Rill.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:08
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35884
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