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Lilo Goldstone papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.69

Overview

Description: The Lilo Goldstone papers consist of five photographs of the Heldenmuth family. The photographs were taken at their home in Plettenberg, Germany; aboard the MS St. Louis; and after their arrival in England. There is also a piece of scrip issued to Alfred Heldenmuth at an English refugee center, and an obituary concerning the death of Solomon Heldenmuth in Germany.
Date: creation: 1930-1958
Collection Creator: Lilo Goldstone
Biography: Lilo Goldstone was born in 1938, to Alfred Heldenmuth (b. May 27, 1894, Wetzlar, Germany) and Selma Heldenmuth (b. July 14, 1908, Erfelden, Germany) in Clettenberg, Germany. The Heldenmuth owned a dairy farm. In 1939, the family boarded the MS St. Louis bound for Havana. After the ship returned to Europe, the Heldenmuth family disembarked in England. The family spent the war years in England and Wales. The family immigrated to the United States in 1945.

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Scrip. Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Lilo Goldstone papers is arranged in a single series.

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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--Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain. Cattle ranches--Germany--Plettenberg--1930-1940. Emigration & immigration--Great Britain--1930-1940.
Personal Name: Goldstone, Lilo. Heldenmuth, Alfred. Heldenmuth, Selma. Heldenmuth, Solomon.
Corporate Name: St. Louis (Ship)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Lilo Goldstone donated the Lilo Goldstone papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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