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Alex Loewenthal papers

Document | Accession Number: 2001.167

Includes a fourteen-page document that deals with reparation claims by two of Alex Loewenthal's heirs, a series of letters written by Alex in Germany to his family in the United States during the war, a biographical sketch, a letter pertaining to assistance from the German Jewish Aid Committee, and another letter describing efforts to obtain a visa and steamship ticket to Cuba for Alex.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1961
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Alex Loewenthal
Biography
On September 8, 1942 Alex Loewenthal was deported to Terezin and then to Treblinka where he later perished on September 29, 1942.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received these papers from Herbert Loewenthal, the grandson of Alex Lowenthal on August 30, 2001.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:03:13
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