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Doernberg family papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2005.328.1

Overview

Description: The papers consist of two passports and two identification cards relating to the Doernberg family's flight from Eschwege, Germany, to Portugal. The collection includes German passports ("Reisepass"), German identification cards ("Kennkarte"), and Portuguese identification papers (Bilhete de Identidade) for Hedwig and Carl Doernberg, David Doernberg's paternal grandparents, who fled from Germany to Portugal in 1939, arriving in the United States in 1941.
Date: 1938-1941
Collection Creator: David Doernberg
Biography: Carl Doernberg was born on March 16, 1875, in Eschwege, Germany. Hedwig Doernberg was born on July 15, 1882, in Gottingen, Germany. They had two sons born in Eschwege: Curt (b. 1910) and Albert (b. 1908). The family owned a textile mill and traveled extensively for business. In 1938, Curt, who had been educated as a lawyer, was arrested and deported to a concentration camp where he remained for approximately a year until he was able to flee to the United States. Carl, Hedwig, and Albert left Eschwege in 1939 and sought refuge in Portugal where they remained for approximately two years until they were able to immigrate to the United States in 1941.

Physical Details

Language: German Portuguese
Genre/Form: Passports. Identification cards.
Extent: 1 folder

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: Refugees, Jewish--Portugal. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Portugal.
Geographic Name: Portugal--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
Personal Name: Doernberg, Hedwig. Doernberg, Carl.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by David Doernberg.

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