Hockenheimer, Loewenthal, Fraenkel, and Brock families collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a portrait drawing, correspondence, documents, photographs, and assorted memorabilia related to the experiences of Julius and Lilli (Loewenthal) Hockenheimer and their children, Marianne and Rudolf (Rudy) (later Ralph Hockley) during the Holocaust in Germany and France, their 1940 emigration to the United States, and postwar life, as well as other members of the Hockenheimer, Loewenthal, Fraenkel, and Brock families.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Ralph M. Hockley.