Moritz Schoenberger family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs related to the experiences of Moritz, Helene, and Bianka Schoenberger, including their escape from Austria after the Anschluss and their roundtrip voyage aboard the MS St. Louis in 1939, Moritz's internment in France, and the family's emigration to the United States.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Julie Klein, the daughter of Bianka Schoenberger.