Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Created by Ludwig Goldschmidt (donor's uncle), January 1939, Germany. The drawing is an image of the synagogue of Brückenau in the lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Made by Ludwig Goldschmidt (Elise Goldschmidt's brother] on January 8, 1939. He was sixteen at the time. He was later deported to Dachau where he died.
- Date
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creation:
1939 January 08
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eve Mannes
- Signature
- lower right, "Ludwig Goldschmidt 8.I.39"
- Contributor
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Artist:
Ludwig Goldschmidt
- Biography
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Ludwig Goldschmidt was born on August 15, 1923. He was deported to Dachau where he died at age 17.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Image of synagogue; pencil drawing on brown paper with fold lines; framed and matted.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.890 inches (17.501 cm) | Width: 9.490 inches (24.105 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, glass, metal, paper, adhesive, ink, graphite
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Eve Mannes.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:34
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4485
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Also in Goldschmidt Family collection
The collection consists of a drawing created by Ludwig Goldschmidt (donor's uncle and brother of Elise Schapira), January 1939, Germany. The drawing is an image of the synagogue of Brückenau in the lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Ludwig Goldschmidt was sixteen at the time. He was later deported to Dachau where he died. The collection also includes the Elise Schapira papers, which consists of correspondence to Elise in New York from her parents in Frankfurt, photographs of her parents and brother before the Holocaust and of her family in the United States, and two versions of her brief testimony recounting her family life in Germany, her escape to England, her immigration to the United States, and the loss of her brother and parents in the Holocaust.
Date: 1939-1991
Elise Schapira papers
Document
The Elise Schapira papers include correspondence to Elise in New York from her parents in Frankfurt, photographs of her parents and brother before the Holocaust and of her family in the United States, and two versions of her brief testimony recounting her family life in Germany, her escape to England, her immigration to the United States, and the loss of her brother and parents in the Holocaust.
