Overview
- Description
- The bulk of the collection relates to Chaim Beer Joseph and Pauline Franziska (Francis) Joseph, husband and wife. Included are family papers (such as marriage and death certificates); documents relating to the Josephs' efforts to emigrate to the United States from Germany, Mrs. Joseph's new life after emigrating to the US following the sudden death of her husband in Germany, Mrs. Joseph's successful efforts to obtain restitution from West Germany, and Mrs. Joseph's payments to American welfare authorities in return for their assistance to her after her arrival in America. Also included are documents relating to the postwar search by the donor's husband for his uncle, Eugen Weis, and to subsequent information that Weis had been deported from Dachau to Riga in 1941.
- Date
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inclusive:
1902-1963
- Collection Creator
- Pauline F. Joseph
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 oversize folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
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
- Deportation. Holocaust survivors. Concentration camps. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-) Confiscations. Disappeared persons--Investigations. Jews--Germany. Executive departments
- Geographic Name
- Berlin (Germany) Riga (Latvia) United States
- Personal Name
- Joseph family. Loeb family.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Karola Loeb sent the materials in this accession to Susan Goldstein of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collections and Acquisitions Department in 1992, and that department transferred them to USHRIA in Jan 1993, retaining one item, a German passport, that the donor had also sent.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-23 09:29:58
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Also in Joseph and Loeb families collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of members of the Joseph and Loeb families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Pauline Joseph passport
Document
The "Reisepass" was issued to Pauline Franziska "Sara" Joseph (b. Neustadt) [friend of donor] by the Chief of Police in Berlin, Germany. It is stamped with a red "J" in the upper left corner to identify the holder as a Jew. It includes immigration visas for the United States issued in Germany and Spain.
