Overview
- Description
- Documents relating to the imprisonment of Ernst Tritsch in Dachau in 1938 following Kristallnacht.
- Collection Creator
- Ernst Tritsch
- Biography
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Ernst Tritsch was born in Vienna, Austria on 09 Jan. 1891 to a Jewish family. He attended the University of Vienna for a year, before becoming manager of the currency exchange department of the Laenderbank of Vienna. He was taken into custody on 11 Nov. 1938, following Kristallnacht. He spent four months in Dachau. He and his Jewish wife, Sofie, were able to immigrate to the United States via Switzerland and England. He died of a heart attack on 25 Oct. 1976 in New York. Sophie died on 28 Nov. 1992.
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Thematic
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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Austria--Vienna.
- Geographic Name
- Vienna (Austria)
- Personal Name
- Tritsch, Ernst.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The documents and letters were collected by Ernst Tritsch and his wife, Sophie. Sophie Tritsch sent them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 1988, and they were transferred to the USHRIA in Aug. 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:47:04
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