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Ellen M. Fine papers

Document | Accession Number: 1989.156

The Ellen M. Fine papers consist of Moritz Mayer's 1939 passport, Alice Mayer's 1939 passport including Ellen, and two 1941 telegrams asking for Moritz Mayer's help with Ferdinand and Bertha Simon's emigration.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1941
Language
German
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ellen Fine

About This Document

Document Creator
Ellen M. Fine
Biography
Ellen M. Fine was born in 1929 in Bingen, Germany to merchant Moritz Mayer (b. 1896) and Alice Mayer (b. 1902). Her father was imprisoned in Buchenwald for six weeks following Kristallnacht, and the family immigrated to the United States in 1940 after receiving affidavits from Moritz's brother in the United States. Alice's parents, Ferdinand and Bertha Simon, were unable to emigrate and were deported in 1942 to Theresienstadt, where they perished.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Ellen M. Fine donated the Ellen M. Fine papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 21:17:18
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