Evelyn Klein Altman family collection
Collection
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Evelyn Klein, her mother, Maria Hermanda, and her stepfather, Miklos (Nicolaus) during their voyage on the Ms. St. Louis from Hamburg, Germany, to Havana, Cuba, in May 1939.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Don Altman, the husband of Evelyn Klein Altman.
- Date
- 1939 May 13-1939 May 27
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- Geography
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received:
St. Louis (Ship);
Hamburg (Germany)
en route: St. Louis (Ship); Havana (Cuba)
- Date
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use:
1939 May 13-1939 May 27
- Geography
-
received:
St. Louis (Ship);
Hamburg (Germany)
en route: St. Louis (Ship); Havana (Cuba)
- Date
-
use:
1939 May 13-1939 May 27
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Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:30:04
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MS St. Louis black and white luggage tag used by a Jewish refugee family
Object | Accession Number: 2010.336.2
Hamburg-Amerika Line orange and white luggage tag used by a Jewish family on the MS St. Louis
Object | Accession Number: 2010.336.3
