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My heroine aunt

Document | Accession Number: 1990.313 | RG Number: RG-10.020.01

Includes a two-page biography of Margarete Elkan describing her acts of heroism during the Holocaust. The essay,"My heroine aunt," describes the work of Margarete Elkan as well as the stories of Bertha Bennigsohn and Elise Katz. Both the brief biography and the essay describe the experiences of German Jews before and after the Holocaust.

Date
1987
Language
English
Extent
1 folder
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About This Document

Document Creator
Frank Lowenstein
Biography
Dr. Frank Lowenstein is a native of Germany and a former medical student of the University of Berlin. He emigrated to the United States in Sept. 1938. Dr. Lowenstein presently resides in Silver Spring, Md.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic

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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
"My heroine aunt" was written in 1987 by Dr. Lowenstein as a tribute to the memory of his aunts, Margarete Elkan, Bertha Bennigsohn, and Elise Katz. Before donating the essay to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dr.Lowenstein added a brief biography of Margarete Elkan in the form of a cover letter.
 
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