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Alice Fahrer papers

Document | Accession Number: 1995.31

The papers consist of two studio portraits of Joseph Ornstein, one taken in 1898 and one (a copy print) printed in 1951, and a postcard send by Joseph Ornstein from Theresienstadt concentration camp to Karoline Zisdka in Vienna, Austria.

Date
inclusive:  1898-1951
Language
German
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Portrait photographs.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Joseph Ornstein
Biography
Joseph Ornstein was born in Vienna. He and his wife, Franziska, had four children, Elsa, Wily, Walter and Emy. All four later came to the United States. Joseph owned several barber shops and ladies hair dressing salons. He died in the Theresierstadt concentration camp sometime after 1943.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Alice Fahrer donated the papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995. Joseph Ornstein was her husband's grandfather.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 14:56:02
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