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Ruth B. Mandel papers

Document | Accession Number: 1989.55.11

The Ruth B. Mandel papers consist of biographical materials and photographs documenting the Blumenstock family from Vienna, their effort to immigrate to the United States via Cuba aboard the MS St. Louis, and their refuge in England during the war, and their immigration to the United States in 1947.
Biographical materials include certificates, correspondence, certificates, identification papers, travel documents, and military papers documenting the Blumenstock family’s efforts to immigrate to the United States via Cuba, their refuge in England, Mechel Blumenstock’s service with the British Army, and their immigration to the United States in 1947.
Photographs depict Lea and Mechel Blumenstock and Ruth Mandel as a baby with her grandmother Jeneta Schmelzer in Austria, aboard the MS St. Louis, and with her parents in Spalding, England.

Date
inclusive:  1937-1947
Language
English
German
Spanish
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
3 folders
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth B. Mandel

About This Document

Document Creator
Ruth B. Mandel Ph.D.
Biography
Ruth B. Mandel was born in Vienna in 1938 to Mechel Blumenstock (b. 1902-1975) and Lea Blumenstock (nee Schmelzer, 1914-2005). Mechel was imprisoned in Dachau during Kristallnacht, and Lea managed to secure his release by obtaining a visa for him to emigrate to Shanghai. In the meantime, Lea's brother, Gabriel Schmelzer, who was living in New York, arranged for the family to receive Cuban visas and purchased three tickets for them on the MS St. Louis. After the ship was turned away from Cuba, the Blumenstocks sought refuge in England. The Blumenstocks stayed in England until immigrating to the United States in 1947.
System of Arrangement
The Ruth B. Mandel papers are arranged as two series: I. Biographical materials, 1939-1947, II. Photographs, 1937-1943

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Ruth B. Mandel donated the Ruth B. Mandel papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 and 2004. The accession previously cataloged as 2004.665.1 has been incorporated into this collection.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Related Materials
Legacy Accession Number: 2004.665
Primary Number
1989.55.11

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-03-30 15:18:56
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