Rosenthal family papers
- Genre/Form
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Certificates.
Photographs.
Photograph albums.
- Extent
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1 folder
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ellen, Erin, and Mark Rosenthal
The papers consist of a pre-World War II photograph album belonging to Edith Simon Rosenthal [donor's mother], a vaccination certificate, naturalization papers, and a birth certificate for Edith Rosenthal.
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Record last modified: 2017-10-04 13:56:00
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Also in Edith Simon Rosenthal collection
The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Edith Simon Rosenthal and her family in Leipzig, Germany, prior to their emigration to the United States in 1937.
Date: 1920-1937
Handthrown ceramic vase with relief design of birds used by a German Jewish refugee family
Object
Vase brought in a steamer trunk by 13 year old Edith Simon n when she, her parents, Willy and Greta, and her older sisters, Lotte and Gerda emigrated from Leipzig, Germany, to the United States in 1937. The vase was a family heirloom, orignally owned by Hedwig Maerker, Edith's grandmother, who was killed in Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942.
Large, gold painted tin camelback trunk used by a German Jewish refugee family
Object
Large, intricately designed camelback trunk used by 13 year old Edith Simon when she, her parents, Willy and Greta, and her older sisters, Lotte and Gerda emigrated from Leipzig, Germany, to the United States in 1937. The trunk was originally owned by Edith's grandmother, Hedwig Maerker, who was killed in Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Floral and lion patterned needlepoint table covering saved by a German Jewish refugee family
Object
Bed or table covering brought in a steamer trunk by 13 year old Edith Simon when she, her parents, Willy and Greta, and her older sisters, Lotte and Gerda emigrated from Leipzig, Germany, to the United States in 1937. The needlepoint covering was made in the early years of the 20th century by Hedwig Maerker, Edith's grandmother, who was killed in Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust.
