Henry and Sophie Bernhard collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a camera, two travel trunks, documents, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Hans and Sophie Bernhard before and during the Holocaust when they emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to Havana, Cuba, and later in the United States after the Holocaust.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Judge Aaron Cohn, on behalf of the Estate of Henry Bernhard.