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Ochs family papers

Document | Accession Number: 1989.288 | RG Number: RG-10.386

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
inclusive:  1938-1978
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Extent
1 box

About This Document

Document Creator
Herman Ochs
Biography
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.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
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.
Additional Accession Number
1996.A.0101
1992.180

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright Holder
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-27 08:05:08
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