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Karlsruher, Schweizer and Eisenmann family collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of a charm bracelet, doily, dish towel, lace samples, field glasses, opera glasses, napkin, napkin rings, cookbook, correspondence, documents, photographs, and photo albums relating to the experiences of Jella Furth Karlsruher and her daughters Ruth Karlsruher Eisenmann and Irene Regensburger-Karlsruher Schweizer before the Holocaust in Mannheim, Germany, and after the Holocaust in Chicago, Illinois, and the experiences of Albrecht Eisenmann and his family before the Holocaust in Noerdlingen, Germany, and after the Holocaust in Chicago, Illinois.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Audrey Eisenmann and Geoffrey Eisenmann, the children of Ruth Karlsruher Eisenmann and Albrecht Eisenmann, grandchildren of Jella Furth Karlsruher, and niece and nephew of Irene Schweizer.
Date
approximately 1900-1950
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Jella Karlsruher and Albrecht Eisenmann families papers

Document | Accession Number: 2013.430.1

Long section of black floral lace from the family business saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.2

Geography
manufacture: Plauen (Germany)
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
manufacture:  approximately 1903-1912
emigration:  1939 July
White knitted lace doily with a center flower saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.3

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
creation: Plauen (Germany)
Date
creation:  approximately 1903-1912
emigration:  1939 July
White floral netted lace rectangular doily saved a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.4

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
creation: Plauen (Germany)
Date
creation:  approximately 1903-1912
emigration:  1939 July
White damask napkin with embroidered monograms saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.5

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Blue and white checkered dish towel embroidered JK saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.6

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Silver charm bracelet saved by a young German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.7

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Silver napkin ring with an engraved floral design and name brought with a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.8

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Silver napkin ring with an engraved wreath design and name brought by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.9

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
manufacture: Heilbronn (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Silver napkin ring with an embossed floral design and engraved name saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.10

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
manufacture: Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Small black field glasses and fitted leather case saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.11 a-b

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
manufacture: Rathenow (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1940 August
Leather tag stamped with the US seal containing a photograph owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.12

Geography
creation: United States
Date
received:  after 1940 March
Mother of pearl opera glasses saved by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2013.430.13

Geography
use: Mannheim (Germany)
Date
emigration:  1939 July
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