Johnson family papers
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Overview
- Description
- Collection of documents, correspondence, and clippings relating to the Jonassohn (later Johnson) and Levi families in Germany, Cuba, and the United States before and during the Holocaust. Includes a German family book, US Certificates of Naturalization, a newspaper clipping from Havana, and correspondence sent to friends in Germany. Hans Jonassohn fled Germany for Mexico, but ended up in Cuba. Six months later his wife Betty and daughter Lora (donor) followed. They immigrated to the US in December 1940.
- Date
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inclusive:
1932-1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lora Ross
- Collection Creator
- Johnson family
- Biography
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Hans Johnson was born Hans Jonassohn in Ergste, Germany in 1906. He married Betty (Betti) Levi, born in Katzenfurth, in 1908. Their daughter Lora (Karolina) was born in 1933 in Köln. Hans fled Germany for Mexico, but ended up in Cuba. Six months later his wife and daughter followed. They immigrated to the United States in December 1940.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Letters. Newspaper articles.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish families--Germany--Cologne.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Lora Ross.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:25:58
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn527002
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Also in Johnson and Levi family collection
The collection consists of a hanukiyah, correspondence, documents, and clippings relating to the experiences of the Jonassohn (later Johnson) and Levi families in Germany, Cuba, and the United States before and during the Holocaust.
Date: approximately 1940
Hanukiyah
Object
Hanukiyah or Hanukkah menorah recovered by Betty Ross after the war. It originally belonged to her brother Albert Levi who gave to someone for safe keeping during the war. It was returned to his sister Betty after Albert did not return. Betty and her daughter Lora left Germany for the United States in December 1940, where they joined their husband and father Hans Jonassohn.
