Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of documents, passports ("Reisepass"), a kennkarte, identification cards, and a photograph that record Hans (Henry) and Sophie Bernhard's immigration from Berlin, Germany, to the United States by way of Havana, Cuba. The Bernhards eventually settled in Columbus, GA.
- Date
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1936-1961
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Henry Bernhard
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Cuba. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--United States. Refugees, Jewish--Cuba. Refugees, Jewish--United States.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Cuba--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Bernhard, Henry. Bernhard, Sophie.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust in 2004 by the Estate of Henry Bernhard.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:21:29
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Also in Henry and Sophie Bernhard collection
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.
Date: 1936-1961
Large flat top trunk monogrammed HB used by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Large trunk used by Hans Bernhard when he left Berlin, Germany, for Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Due to German emigration laws, Hans and his wife, Sophie, were only allowed to bring one suitcase per person. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the German government that he would no longer be able to operate his wholesale textile business because he was Jewish. Hans and Sophie sailed from Hamburg on the MS Orinoco on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload refugee passengers from Europe in Havana. In March 1940, Hans and Sophie emigrated to the United States.
Large flat top trunk monogrammed SB used by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Large trunk used by Sophie Bernhard when she left Berlin, Germany, for Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Due to German emigration laws, Sophie and her husband, Hans, were only allowed to bring one suitcase per person. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the German government that he would no longer be able to operate his wholesale textile business because he was Jewish. Hans and Sophie sailed from Hamburg on the MS Orinoco on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload refugee passengers from Europe in Havana. In March 1940, Hans and Sophie emigrated to the United States.
Leica IIIa camera and brown leather case owned by a German Jewish refugee to Cuba
Object
Leica IIIa camera and brown leather cased purchased by Hans Bernhard in Berlin, Germany, prior to his emigration to Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Hans purchased the camera with the intention to sell it if he ran short of funds, as there were strict limits on the amount of money Jews could take out of Germany. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the Nazi government that he would no longer be able to operate his textile wholesale business because he was Jewish. Hans and his wife, Sophie, sailed on the MS Orinoco from Hamburg on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload refugee passengers from Europe in Havana. In March 1940, Hans and Sophie emigrated to the United States.
