Sachs family collection

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1998.A.0286

Overview

Description: Contains documents about Inge M. Rosenthal's escape to Germany on a Kindertransport, letters from Alfred and Margarete Sachs (1939-1943), deportation notice for Alfred and Margarete Sachs, death notice for Alfred and Margarete Sachs, documents related to Max and Herta Moser's emigration from Germany to Shanghai, transcribed letters from Carl Heinrich Mayer, and 21 black-and-white photographs. An accretion to the collection includes four photographic postcards taken of German soldiers during World War I. Some of the postcards were written by Jewish soldier Alfred Sachs, who is depicted on the front of the postcards. Mr. Sachs perished in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Also includes images of a Jewish soldier named Rosenthal and of groups of soldiers.
Date: 1917-1946

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.

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection from Inge M. Rosenthal on June 18, 1998. This collection relates to the experiences of Inge M. Rosenthal and her family.