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Leo Weinberger papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1990.134

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Overview

Description: The Leo Weinberger papers consist of Weinberger’s report cards from Frankfurt am Main, an immunization certificate and identification card, stationery from the hotels where he stayed en route to America, stationery and menus from aboard the Queen Mary, and two versions of the diary he wrote on his immigration journey to the United States.
Date: inclusive: 1930-1936
Collection Creator: Leo Weinberger
Biography: Leo (Leopold) Weinberger (1923-2005) was born in Frankfurt am Main to Moritz (Morris, 1884-?) and Bertha Weinberger (1888-1988). His sister Ilse (1915-2006) immigrated to the United States in 1934 and married Kurt Goldbeck. Leo and his parents immigrated in 1936 aboard the RMS Queen Mary. Leo became a citizen in 1943 and served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.

Physical Details

Language: German English French
Genre/Form: Diaries.
Extent: 6 folders
System of Arrangement: The Leo Weinberger papers are arranged as a single series: I. Leo Weinberger papers, 1930-1936

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--Frankfurt am Main. Immigrants--United States--Diaries. Travel--Diaries. Passenger ships
Geographic Name: Germany--Emigration and immigration--20th century. United States--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
Corporate Name: Queen Mary (Steamship)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Leo Weinberger donated the Leo Weinberger papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
Special Collection: Save Their Stories

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