Overview
- Description
- Comprised of documents, newspaper clippings, and correspondence that illustrate the experiences of Kurt Marx, the donor's father, who fled Frankfurt, Germany in 1938. Correspondence includes letters from Kurt's mother, Amalie, who was unable to leave and did not survive. Also included are documents and correspondence capturing Kurt's efforts to assist Amalie in emigration, but to no avail, in addition to a notebook labeled by Amalie [Marxsohn] and inscribed by Kurt.
- Date
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after 1938
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kerry Marx.
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Frankfurt (Germany)
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 2022 by Kerry Marx, son of Kurt Marx.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-15 10:24:14
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37340
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