Overview
- Description
- Contains of letters, black and white photographs, a Sauf Conduit pass for Robert Zweigenthal, and 8 legal documents pertaining to the escape of Robert Zweigenthal, his wife, Elizabeth Aigner Zweigenthal, and her mother, Caroline (Carolina) Aigner, from France through Portugal to the United States. Includes copies of two letters written in 1941 by Sara Delano Roosevelt, the mother of President Franklin Roosevelt, requesting that assistance be given to members of the Aigner family. The photographs depict life on the ship traveling from Portugal to the United States.
- Date
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1941-1942
Physical Details
- Language
- Portuguese French English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archives on June 19, 1998. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archives received this collection from Kate Zentall, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Zweigenthal.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:56:35
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