Eckstein and Haneman family papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2012.72.1

Overview

Description: Collection of photographs, documents, and correspondence relating to the Haneman family from Berlin, who immigrated to Shanghai in 1939; Ruth Haneman was the donor's biological mother. Among the documents are Japanese visas; registration documentation; passports; and a death announcement for Charlotte Hanemen from the "Shanghai Jewish Chronicle," dated September 10, 1944. The collection also includes material concerning the Echstein (donor's) maternal adoptive family, which immigrated to the United States from Ratno, Poland; includes photographs; letters; and a Ketubah between Yutta Itka Kwasznik and Shlomo Samuel Eckstein (donor's adoptive grandparents), signed in Ratno, Poland on June 15, 1906.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Veta

Physical Details

Genre/Form: Photographs. Passports. Letters. Identification cards. Ketubah.
Extent: 4 folders
2 oversize folders

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
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Keywords & Subjects

Geographic Name: United States--Emigration and immigration. Shanghai (China).

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Samuel Veta.

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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ruth Haneman and her family, who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai and, after the war, emigrated to the United States, and of artifacts, correspondence, and photographs relating to the experiences of Edna Kwasznik and Samuel Eckstein in Russia and then the United States during the early 20th century.

Date: approximately 1906-1958

Tefillin set with an extra strap used by a Jewish immigrant

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Head and hand tefillin with an extra leather strap used by Samuel Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1908, and settled in Colorado. Tefillin are small boxes that contain prayers that are attached to leather straps and worn by Orthodox Jewish males during morning prayers. Samuel was joined in 1912 by his wife, Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, with their young son.

Infant’s embroidered quilt and duvet cover made by a Jewish immigrant

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Small red quilt enclosed in a white duvet made by Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States with her young son from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1912. They joined her husband, Sam, who had left Ratno in 1908 and settled in Denver, Colorado. The quilt is embroidered Good Luck Baby and may have been brought with her, but it is likely that it was made in the US.

Cross stitched table runner with Russian motto made by a Jewish immigrant

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Table runner with a cross stitched floral design and inscription made by Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States with her young son from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1912. They joined her husband, Sam, who had left Ratno in 1908 and settled in Denver, Colorado. The table runner, embroidered with her American name and a proverb in old fashioned Carpatho-Rusyn, may have been brought with her, but it is likely that it was made in the US.

Table runner with cross stitch bird and flowers made by a Jewish immigrant

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Table runner with a cross stitched bird design and floral border made by Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, who immigrated with her young son from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1912. They joined her husband, Sam, who had left Ratno in 1908 and settled in Denver, Colorado. The table runner, and a similar companion runner, 2012.72.3, may have been brought with her, but it is likely that it was made in the US.

Pillow sham with embroidered animals made by a Jewish immigrant

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Large, square pillow sham top cover with a red, embroidered design made by Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States with her young son from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1912. They joined her husband, Sam, who had left Ratno in 1908 and settled in Denver, Colorado. The pillow sham, one of a set of four, may have been brought with her.

Pillow sham with embroidered animals made by a Jewish immigrant

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Pillow sham with embroidered animals made by a Jewish immigrant

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Pillow sham with embroidered animals made by a Jewish immigrant

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Embroidered black velvet tefillin pouch owned by a Jewish immigrant

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Black velvet tefillin bag with a cross stitched design and Hebrew text used by Samuel Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1908, and settled in Colorado. Tefillin are small boxes that contain prayers that are attached to leather straps and worn by Orthodox Jewish males during morning prayers. Samuel was joined in 1912 by his wife, Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, and their young son.

Embroidered brown velvet tallit pouch used by a Jewish immigrant

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Brown velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered Star of David and Hebrew text used by Samuel Eckstein, who immigrated to the United States from Ratno, Russia (Ratne, Ukraine) in 1908, and settled in Colorado. Tallit are prayer shawls worn by Jewish males durng services. Samuel was joined in 1912 by his wife, Edna (Yetta) Kwasznik Eckstein, and their young son.