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Hermann Zutraun papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.207

The collection documents the wartime experiences of Hermann Zutraum and his family, who survived the Holocaust in Ankara, Turkey. Included is a Red Cross inquiry from Hilde Strassburger to Martha Pick, Hermann’s wife Alice Murzynski’s aunt; a postcard sent to Martin Gabrielski in Berlin, Germany, from Hermann Zutraun in Ankara; and an envelope sent to Hermann’s aunt Else Zutraun in Berlin from Ankara.

Date
inclusive:  1942-1943
Language
German
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Hermann Zutraun
Biography
Hermann Zutraun (1906-1997) was born on 1906 July 22 in Osterode, Germany to Samuel Zutraun and Laura Grünberg. He had one sister, Blanka Mosel. Hermann married to Alice Murzynski (b. 1903 in Danzig) in March 1934, and they had one daughter, Renate (b. 1934 in Istanbul).

In May 1933 Hermann was arrested in Danzig and deported to the Neusustrum and Lichtenberg concentration camps in Germany. He was released in December 1939, and decided to immigrate to Istanbul, Turkey in March 1934, where one of his friends was living. Hermann found employment with the German firm Hochtief A.G. He was fired from his job in April 1939. He moved to Ankara in 1940 and survived the war there. Hermann and his family immigrated to the United States in 1949 and settled in San Francisco, California.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Hermann Zutraun donated the papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-05-31 10:33:35
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