Overview
- Description
- The Martin Harth collection consists of a certificate issued to Meier Harth, a German Jewish Veteran of World War I, in Giessen, Germany, on July 13, 1934. Written on the side, in pencil (translation): "The enclosed Ehren Kreuz (Honor Medal)/may have helped my father's release [from a concentration camp]." Also includes a photograph of Meier Harth, seated, with an open book in his lap.
- Date
-
creation:
1934
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin Harth and Rachel Harth
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photograph. Certificates.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Martin Harth collection is arranged in a single series.
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
- Topical Term
- World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Giessen (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Harth, Meier.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Martin Harth donated the Martin Harth collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:28:50
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn548889
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Also in Meier Harth collection
Brush imprinted with advertisement of German custom tailor shop
Object
Brush received by each customer that purchased a suit or coat from Meier Harth.
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal
Object
Medal received by German veteran of First World War; Received by Meier Harth, who served in the German Army the First World War and was honored with this medal in Geissen, Germany, in March 1935.
