Overview
- Description
- Consists of three folders of correspondence between Max Katz of Chicago, Ill., and his cousin, Max Katz of Hoboken, N.J. The letters relate to the attempts of Max Katz (Hoboken, N.J.) to collect funds to finance the emigration of Nathan, Selma, and Pauline Katz from Germany to the United States. In some cases, the letters contain detailed genealogical information about the Katz family in Germany and the United States. The letters in German are usually followed by an English translation.
- Collection Creator
- Max Katz
- Biography
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Max Katz was born in Schotten, Germany to Nathan (1878-1942?) and Selma Katz (née Stern, 1884-1942?). He had one sister, Pauline (1917-1942?). Max immigrated to the United States before the start of World War II and settled in Hoboken, New Jersey. Max worked to secure funding and visas for his family’s emigration from Germany, but was unable to help them. His parents and sister were likely deported to the Minsk ghetto in September 1942 where they perished.
Physical Details
- Extent
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3 folders
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is chronological
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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. Genealogy. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Refugees. Jewish committees (ushmm) Jewish Women -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Schotten (Hesse, Germany) Hoboken (N.J.) Chicago (Ill.) Stuttgart (Germany) Great Britain. United States
- Personal Name
- Katz, Max. Katz, Nathan. Katz, Selma. Katz, Pauline.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Robert Weiner in 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-23 15:04:42
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503013
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