Overview
- Description
- Contains photographs, documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Jakob Enslein and his wife, Margarete Einstein Enslei, and their two children Kurt and Hans Gerd [donor, b. 1929]. Gerd was born in Cologne, Germany, and in 1932 his parents relocated the family first to Belgium then in 1933 to France, first to Paris and then Collias, Nimes and Perigaux, before eventually fleeing through Spain and arriving in the United States in early May 1941.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jean Gerard Enslein
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters.
- Extent
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3 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Jean Gerard Enslein
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Refugees--France.
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 2016 by Jean Gerard Enslein.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:26:11
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531312
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