Overview
- Description
- Consists of one box of documents, including a postcard written by Julius Ochs [donor's father] to Therese Ochs [donor's mother] from Dachau concentration camp. The papers also consist of two identification cards ("Kennkarte") issued to Julius Ochs and Theresa Sarah Ochs [donor's parents] by "Der Landrat" (District Magistrate) in Rastatt, Germany along with letters, memoranda, reports, etc., relating to the Holocaust experience, emigration, and restitution claims of members of the Ochs family.
- Date
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inclusive:
1938-1978
- Collection Creator
- Herman Ochs
- Biography
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Julius Ochs was arrested on Kristallnacht and was taken to Dachau concentration camp. He was released after six weeks through the efforts of his wife, Therese. Julius and Therese Ochs immigrated to the United States in the summer of 1939. Their son, Hermann, was a medical student at the University of Heidelberg and immigrated to the United States in 1934.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Postcards.
- Extent
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1 box
- 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.
- Copyright Holder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Concentration camp inmates' writings--Germany--Dachau. World War, 1939-1945--Reparations.
- Personal Name
- Ochs, Julius. Ochs, Theresa.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated in three parts to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Herman and Kathryn Ochs in 1989, 1992, and 1996.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-30 15:08:41
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514381
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