"My Story"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.266.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one memoir, 98 pages, entitled "My Story," by Margaret Elias Lawrence, who was born in Munich, Germany, in 1917. She was raised in Königsberg, Germany, where her father, Leo Elias, owned a small store. She recalls her childhood, the increasing antisemitism after 1933, Kristallnacht, and her immigration to England in February 1939, to work as household help. She married fellow refugee Hans George Lewinneck (Harold George Lawrence) in January 1940, and in February 1945, Margaret gave birth to a son, Peter. In 1948, the family immigrated to Argentina, and then to the United States in 1954, settling in California. Also includes two pre-World War I photographs taken of Leo Elias's store in Munich.
Date: 1900-2008
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret Lawrence

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: Mrs. Margaret Lawrence

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Margaret Lawrence donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Oct. 22, 2008.