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Margot Cohen collection about Max, Gisela, and Reha Bayer

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0100

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Overview

Description: The collection consists of a photocopy of a letter from Katharina Jakobsohn to a Mrs. Stern regarding the fate of Max and Gisela Bayer and their daughter Reha Bayer in Berlin, Germany, all of whom were deported to Auschwitz in 1943 where they likely perished. Also included are two poems and a partial English translation.
Date: creation: 1946
Collection Creator: Bayer family
Biography: Max Bayer (b. 1906) and his wife, Gisela Bayer (née Schrage, b. 1906) lived in Berlin, Germany where Max taught at a school for the deaf. Their daughter named Reha was born in 1942. During World War II, Max was employed as a guard at a concentration camp. During one of his shifts, two prisoners escaped. He and his family were arrested and deported to Auschwitz on 17 May 1943 where they likely perished.

Physical Details

Language: German English
Genre/Form: Correspondence. Poems.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged as a single series.

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

Geographic Name: Berlin (Germany)
Personal Name: Bayer, Max. Bayer, Gisela. Bayer, Reha.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Margot Cohen in 1994. Margot is the niece of Max Bayer

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:47:23
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