Hanneliese Mendowsky family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a suitcase, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hanneliese Mendowsky Tannenbaum and her mother Martha Mendowsky during and after the Holocaust when they left Breslau, Germany, for the United States.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Beverly P. Shapiro, the niece of Hanneliese Mendowsky Tannenbaum and the granddaughter of Martha Mendowsky.