Overview
- Description
- Contains photocopies of a handwritten memoir, 45 pages, about Mark Tennenbaum's experiences when the Nazis first occupied Vienna in March 1938 until he left on March 9, 1939, as well as documents containing information about the Tennenbaum family's emigration to the United States on the R.M.S. Queen Mary, which sailed on March 18, 1939. Also includes 91 photographs and copies of photographs of his family, his home, and his lumber business in downtown Vienna in the late 1930s.
- Date
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1936-1941
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 box
1 oversize folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Robert Tennenbaum, the son of Marcus (Mark) Tennenbaum, donated a copy of his father's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on August 20, 1998. The rest of the collection was added on Sep. 20, 2004.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:15:42
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Also in Marcus (Mark) Tennenbaum collection
The collection consists of documents and film related to the experiences of Marcus (Mark) Tennenbaum and his family in Vienna, Austria, and during his emigration to the United States during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Date: 1936-1941
Tennenbaum family papers
Document
The papers consist of two Deutsches Reich Reisepasses (passports) and four documents relating to the efforts of Marcus (Mark) and Ernestine Tennenbaum and their son, Robert, to immigrate to the United States from Vienna, Austria, in 1939.
