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Dingfelder family papers

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0024 | RG Number: RG-10.105

The Dingfelder family papers contain identification papers, photographs, clippings, and a prayer book relating to the experiences of the family in pre-war Germany and in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Included are birth, bris, and marriage certificates; clippings of articles about their experiences in Nazi Germany and their new lives in the United States; and Siegfried Neu’s prayer book which he used while interned at Theresienstadt. The photographs include loose photographs of Sigbert and Elizabeth Dingfelder; the ship which carried the Sigbert, Elizabeth, and their son Justin to the United States in 1939; and a street scene of an unidentified town in Nazi Germany. The photograph albums contain two albums of Sigbert Dingfelder’s World War I photographs, and two albums of pre-war photographs of family and friends in various cities in Germany.

Date
inclusive:  circa 1884-1966
bulk:  circa 1914-1966
Language
German
English
Hebrew
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Photograph albums.
Prayer-books.
Extent
4 folders
1 oversize folder
1 oversize box
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Justin Dingfelder
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Justin Dingfelder

About This Document

Document Creator
Dingfelder family
Neu family
Biography
Sigbert Dingfelder (1891-1978) was born Neustadt an der Aisch in Bavaria, Germany to Emma (née Gunderheimer, b. 1865) and August Dingfelder (b. 1862). He had one brother, Herman (1897-1977), and two sisters, Hermine (b. 1895) and Rosa. Sigbert was in the German Army during World War I, and later became a textile engineer. He married Elizabeth Neu, and they lived in Nürnberg, Germany where they had one son, Justin (b. 1936). Sigbert was briefly imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in 1938, and in 1939 he, Elizabeth, and Justin immigrated to the United States, settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His brother, Herman, and his sister, Rosa, also immigrated to the United States. His mother, Emma, his father, August, and his sister, Hermine were all interned at Theresienstadt concentration camp. August died in the camp, but everyone else survived and immigrated to the United States. Elizabeth Dingfelder (née Neu, b. 1905) was born in Fürth, Germany to Florentine (née Nathan, b. 1875) and Siegfried Neu (1864-1959). Her parents were both living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Her mother was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but her father survived and immigrated to the United States.
Elizabeth Dingfelder (née Neu, b. 1905) was born in Fürth, Germany to Florentine (née Nathan, b. 1875) and Siegfried Neu (1864-1959). She married Sigbert Dingfelder, and they lived in Nürnberg, Germany where they had one son, Justin (b. 1936). Sigbert was briefly imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in 1938, and in 1939 he, Elizabeth, and Justin immigrated to the United States, settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her parents were both living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Her mother was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but her father survived and immigrated to the United States.
System of Arrangement
The Dingfelder family papers are arranged alphabetically as one series. The photograph albums are arranged chronologically.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Dingfelder family papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Justin Dingfelder in 1993 with two accretions in 2015. Justin Dingfelder is the son of Sigbert and Elizabeth Dingfelder.
Related Materials
Additional Accession Number: 2020.361
Additional Accession Number: 2022.174

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
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Conditions on Use
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Also in Dingfelder family collection

The Dingfelder family collection contains identification papers, photographs, clippings, and a prayer book relating to the experiences of the family in pre-war Germany and in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Included are birth, bris, and marriage certificates; clippings of articles about their experiences in Nazi Germany and their new lives in the United States; and Siegfried Neu’s prayer book which he used while interned at Theresienstadt. The photographs include loose photographs of Sigbert and Elizabeth Dingfelder; the ship which carried the Sigbert, Elizabeth, and their son Justin to the United States in 1939; and a street scene of an unidentified town in Nazi Germany. The photograph albums contain two albums of Sigbert Dingfelder’s World War I photographs, and two albums of pre-war photographs of family and friends in various cities in Germany. Additional material has been added which includes documents, photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, Deutsches Reich Reisepass marked with red "J" issued to Elisabeth Dingfelder (donor's mother); Kennkarte and star of David "Jude" badge used/worn by Siegfried Neu (donor's grandfather), a deck of cards, and a pen knife.

Dingfelder and Neu families papers

Document

Consists primarily of identification documentation, including the stamped Deutsches Reich reisepass and United States immigration identification card of Elisabeth Dingfelder, prior to her immigration to the United States aboard the Hamburg with her husband, Sigbert Dingfelder, and son Justin. Also included is her father Siegfried Neu's kennkarte and handwerkskarte.

Star of David badge printed with Jude worn by Siegfried Neu

Object

Star of David badge printed with "Jude" worn by the donor's maternal grandfather, Siegfried Neu, after all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a badge which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black-outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in German as of September 1, 1941. Siegfried and his wife Florentine were living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Florentine was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but Siegfried survived and immigrated to the United States.

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