Overview
- Description
- Consists of one student ID and copy of diploma from Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin for Hans Elbau (1934-1935); a German passport for Elbau (1938); two-page typewritten text, apparently by Elbau, urging that other means be found to expedite emigration of Jews from Germany; and "Cedula Consular" from the consulate of Chile in Genoa, Italy, for Elbau, Oct. 1939.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred H. Elbau
- Collection Creator
- Alfred H. Elbau
- Biography
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Alfred Elbau was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1911. He lived in Berlin, Germany, and in Italy at different times in his youth. His family immigrated to the United States in 1940.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification cards. Diplomas. Letters. Passport.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Chile--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Elbau, Hans.
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 1990 by Alfred H. Elbau
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:28:41
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Also in Alfred H. Elbau collection
Contains materials concerning the Holocaust-era experiences of Alfred H. Elbau and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Alfred H. Elbau papers
Document
Includes originals and copies of Holocaust-related pieces written by Alfred Elbau. Among them are a speech transcript titled "Berlin's Jews - past and present," an autobiography by Elbau describing his life in Berlin, Germany, before the Holocaust and his family's emigration to the United States, and a translation of the diary of Erich Frey. The Frey diary describes the life of a Jewish family in Berlin at the beginning of the Holocaust and their experiences of persecution. The bulk dates of the diary are 1939-1942.
