Overview
- Description
- Collection consists of photographs from the family of Harry Frohlich (born Harald Fröhlich), originally of Vienna, Austria, and his wife, Inge (née Judas) Frohlich, originally of Ihringen, Germany. Includes a certificate from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, recognizing Harald Fröhlich's contributions as an agricultural worker during World War II, a photograph of him repairing typewriters, circa 1940s, and one photograph album of the Fröhlich family, with photographs from both before and after their emigration from Austria, circa 1930s-1940s. Also included are photographs of the Judas family, circa 1930s, and a file of documents related to the estate of Isaak Judas, 1952-1989. An additional photo album, circa 1940s, shows photographs of both Harald Fröhlich and Inge Judas and their respective families and friends, in Switzerland.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1989
undated:
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Royce Froehlich
- Collection Creator
- Harry Frohlich
Inge Frohlich - Biography
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Harry Frohlich (1925-1997) was born Harald Fröhlich in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ignatz and Rosa (née Hutschnecker) Fröhlich. After the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, the Fröhlich family, after witnessing one of Ignatz's brothers being arrested and placed on a truck, decided to leave Austria immediately. The family travelled by train to the west, and when they determined they were likely in Switzerland, they exited the train and sought shelter there. They were initially taken to a prison, and then to a refugee camp in Buchberg/Schaffhausen. Harry celebrated his bar mitzvah there in December 1938, and attended school there, where he met Ingeborg Judas, who had escaped from Germany, and who he would eventually marry. After his schooling, he apprenticed to repair typewriters, which he did from 1946-1948, until he left for Israel, to train displaced persons in the vocational courses offered by ORT. Returning to Switzerland, he married Ingeborg Judas in 1951, and shortly thereafter they immigrated to the United States, settling in New York.
Inge Frohlich (1925-2006) was born Ingeborg Judas in 1925 in Ihringen, Germany, the daughter of Isaak and Selma Judas, who also had one other daughter, Gretel (born 1921). In November 1938, Selma Judas accompanied Gretel to Hamburg, as Gretel left Germany for the United States, and was in that city on Kristallnacht. Inge, who was in Ihringen, witnessed the destruction of the city's synagogue, and following this, the family was evicted from their home and forced to live with relatives in Freiburg. In 1939, prior to the outbreak of war, Inge was sent on a "Kindertransport" to Switzerland, living with a Jewish family in Schaffhausen, and serving as their maid. She attended school there, where she met her future husband, Harry Fröhlich, before leaving to work as a maid in Lausanne, and eventually returning to Schaffhausen. In 1946, she immigrated to the United States to live with her sister in New York, but returned to Switzerland in 1951 to marry Harry Fröhlich, following which he joined her in New York. She pursued a career as a dental hygienist, and the couple, who anglicized their last name to Froehlich, and later Frohlich, had one son, Royce (born 1955). Inge Frohlich died in Queens, New York, in 2006. Her parents, who had remained in Germany during World War II, were eventually deported to Auschwitz, where both were killed.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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6 folders
1 box
- System of Arrangement
- The Frohlich and Judas families papers are arranged in two series: I. Documents, II. Photographs.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Copyright to unpublished materials created by Harry and Inge Frohlich resides with the donor. Other material in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- Royce Froehlich
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gift of Royce Froehlich, the son of Harry and Inge Frohlich, 2016.
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- 2023-02-24 14:29:34
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Also in Harry Froehlich and Isaak Judas families collection
The collection consists of artifacts, a Boy Scout banner, belt, twenty drawings, two albums, papers, and photographs related to the experiences of Harry Froehlich, in a refugee camp in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, circa 1939-1945, and then in Palestine, as well as documents and photographs related to the experiences of Isaak Judas, originally of Ihringen, Germany, before and after World War II.
Date: approximately 1930-1989
Boy Scout belt owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Boy Scout belt that belonged to Harry Froehlich as a child.
Boy Scout pennant with fleur de lis and 1914-1939 owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Boy Scout penant that belonged to Harry Froehlich as a child.
Ink drawing
Object
Drawing in black ink on paper of a church, other nearby buildings, and a haystack. Red paper has been cut to form a frame around the drawing.
Colored pencil drawing
Object
Drawing in colored pencil on paper of a woman pushing a baby in a stroller. A police officer is depicted in the background.
Drawing of a man in shackles
Object
Sketch in crayon on paper of a nude male standing with his head down, with shackles around his wrists. A larger unidentifiable figure faces him.
Landscape drawing
Object
Drawing in crayon and ink on paper of a landscape, with a church steeple in the lower right. The landscape was drawn by Harry Froehlich in 1939.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a black dress
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a black dress with blue and black hat and a matching blue belt.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a white dress with color accents
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a white dress with splashes of other colors throughout. There is a small fabric swatch stapled to the vellum.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a blue dress with white accents
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a blue dress with tiny white shapes in a pattern throughout the dress and matching hat. There is a small swatch of the dress fabric stapled to the vellum.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a black dress with blue and red scarves
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum, of a woman wearing a black dress and hat with blue and red scarves tied around the shoulders and waist.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a white dress with multicolored polka dots
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a white dress with polka dots of various colors, along with a red scarf over her head and tied at her chin.
Sketch of a man and woman in fashionable dress
Object
Sketch in pencil on paper of a man and a woman in fashionable clothing. Signed by Harry Frolich and dated 16 November 1944.
Paper silhouette of a man and a unicorn
Object
Silhouette paper cutout of a unicorn and a male figure done by Harry Froehlich in October 1944.
Watercolor of a soldier
Object
Watercolor of a soldier painted by Harry Froehlich, with the caption, Soldaten weinacht 1939 (Soldier Christmas 1939).
Silhouette of four soldiers and the Swiss flag
Object
Paper silhouette of four soldiers and the Swiss flag made by Harry Froehlich.
Drawing of an army helmet
Object
Drawing of a soldier's helmet by Harry Froehlich in November 1939 captioned Mobilisation 2 September 1939.
Drawing of a mountain landscape
Object
Drawing in pencil on cardboard of a mountainscape with a forest in the foreground.
Sketch of figures in a landscape with trees
Object
Sketch in pencil on paper of multiple figures in a treed landscape.
Portrait of a woman from the shoulders up
Object
Pencil portrait of a woman drawn by Harry Froehlich in 1943.