Overview
- Description
- Correspondence primarily sent by Julius and Hermine May (donor Julie Wolff's grandparents) in Frankfurt, Germany, addressed to their daughter and family in the United States. The letters are dated between 1938 and until Julies and Hermine were deported in November 1941 from Frankfurt to Kovno, Lithuania, where they were killed. Includes memoirs written in 1946 in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Josef Wolff (donor Roy Wolff's grandfather), who was arrested after Kristallnacht in November 1938 in Munich, Germany and deported to the Dachau concentration camp. After some weeks he was released and eventually immigrated to South Africa.
- Date
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1938-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Roy and Julie Wolff
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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3 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Roy Wolff
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (concentration camp)
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 2020 by Roy Wolff, grandson of Josef Wolff and Julie Wolff, granddaughter of Julius and Hermine May.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-21 14:42:22
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44718
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