Blumenstein family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Consists of photographs, documents, and correspondence relating to the experiences of the Blumenstein family in Vienna, Austria, on board the MS St. Louis, in hiding in Holland, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Europe. Includes a photograph of the donor's father in Sosua, Dominican Republic and a photograph taken in a Quaker camp for refugees in Havana, Cuba.

Provenance

The collection was loaned to the Museum from Dec. 14, 1998 to Dec. 14, 1999 by Henry Blumenstein for the exhibition, "The St. Louis." He donated it to the Museum on 14 Nov.2000.