Overview
- Description
- Documents, correspondence and photographs illustrating Jenny and David Tepper (donor's parents) who fled Germany in 1938 for the United States. Included is correspondence received by Jenny and David in the United States from their relatives who were exiled to Sosnowiec, Poland in 1938 from Germany. Also included is the paperwork detailing their exhaustive efforts to extend their visas in the United States while waiting for citizenship, and affidavits of support made on their behalf. Also includes documentation concerning Zitta Tepper (David's sister) and Dora Tepper (David's mother), both of whom survived concentration camps.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Tepper
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- William Tepper donated the documents and photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-02-20 09:00:00
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46049
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- Terms of Use
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