Overview
- Description
- The 16-page, typewritten letter was written by Werner Gumprecht in Seville, Spain, and details the beginning of his family's experiences during their immigration from Hamburg, Germany, to the United States in 1941. The Gumprechts left Germany on July 21, 1941, and arrived in N.Y. on September 12, 1941. Their relatives who remained in Germany were deported between October and December 1941 and never heard from again.
- Date
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1941 August 01
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
- Personal Name
- Gumprecht family.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Werner Gumprecht's daughter, Marion Portman, and her husband, Sheldon, donated the letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:12:26
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