Overview
- Description
- Consists of documents issued to Fritz Goldschmidt, including one passport issued on 25 Sept.1939, one Kennkarte issued on 30 January 1939; one certificate of vaccination, issued on 7 May 1928; one school diploma dated 1937-1938; one document issued on 31 May 1939, by the Jewish Community in Berlin, admitting Mr. Goldschmidt to the 6th grade; two documents relating to the his petition for naturalization in the United States; two photographs of the his parents; one photograph of Mr. Goldschmidt with his mother and older brother; and one newspaper clipping with an image of the Bergenfjord, the Norwegian ship on which the the family travelled from Oslo, Norway, to the United States in 1939.
- Date
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creation:
1928-1948
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fritz Goldschmidt
- Collection Creator
- Fritz Goldschmidt
- Biography
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Fritz Uri Shraga Goldschmidt was born on January 16, 1927 in Neisse Nysa, Germany, to Aron and Rosalie Goldschmidt. In 1936, the Goldschmidt family, with the help of a relative in the United States, applied for United States immigration visas. After Fritz's older brother, Günter, was arrested during Kristallnacht and imprisoned in Buchenwald, the rest of the family relocated to Berlin, Germany, where they received their United States visas. In November 1939, Fritz and his parents left for the United States. Günter joined them in the United States in 1941 after traveling through Denmark, the Soviet Union, and Japan.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Fritz Goldschmidt papers is arranged in a single series.
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
- Jews--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Corporate Name
- Bergensfjord (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Fritz Goldschmidt donated the Fritz Goldschmidt papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:04:34
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Also in Fritz Goldschmidt collection
Consists of documents, photographs, a book, and a ribbon relating to the life of the Goldschmidt family before the Holocaust, their escape from Germany in 1939, and their subsequent emigration to the United States.
Date: 1928-1948
Book
Object
The book is a novel for Jewish youth describing life on a kibbutz in Palestine. Fritz Goldschmidt inscribed the book with his name and address on the inside front cover. He carried the book with him on his journey from Berlin, Germany, to the United States in 1939
SS Bergensfjord sailor's ribbon
Object
The sailor's ribbon is from a Norwegian ship, the "SS Bergensfjord," on which the donor and his parents traveled to the United States in 1939. The ribbon is made from black fabric decorated with the phrase, "S.S. Bergensfjord," in gold lettering and a red, white, and blue Norwegian flag.
