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Schwab family papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.140

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Overview

Description: Contains letters written by Levi and Selma (Sara) Schwab in Büdesheim, Germany, to their children Karl and Lilly, in Chicago. Also includes documents related to Karl and Lilly's unsuccessful efforts to help their parents emigrate from Germany.
Date: inclusive: 1939-1941
Collection Creator: Schwab family
Biography: Levi (born in 1879 in Grenbenau, Germany) and Selma (born Sara Selma Strauss in 1883) lived in Büdesheim, Schöneck, Hessen, Germany and had two children, Karl (Carl, 1914-1998) and Lilly (later Lilly Lehman, d. 1997). Karl immigrated to the United States in 1936, Lilly arrived by 1938, and both settled in Chicago. Levi and Selma were deported from Büdesheim to Poland on 30 September 1942 or 1943 where they perished.

Physical Details

Language: German English
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 2 folders
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

Topical Term: Jews--Germany. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
Geographic Name: Büdesheim (Schöneck, Hesse, Germany)
Personal Name: Schwab, Karl. Schwab. Lilly. Schwab, Levi. Schwab, Selma.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Dorothy Schwab donated these letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 2, 2000.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:58:23
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