Overview
- Description
- Collection of documents, correspondence, photographs, papers, negatives, newspapers and clippings, and other assorted materials which primarily document the experiences of Siegfried, Elsa (nee Schonfeld) and Liselotte Mandelbrot of Stuttgart and their friends and family, and the Mandelbrot's attempts to flee Nazi Germany. The family had visas for the United States, but the papers expired before they could get out. They were deported to Theresienstadt on August 22, 1942, and from there to Auschwitz on October 12, 1944 where they were killed. Elsa Mandelbrot is the donor's father's half sister. The collection was found by Joachim Hahn in the attic of a home, while he was doing research for a book. Hahn placed a noticed in the "Das Aufbau" newspaper looking for relatives of the Schonfeld Mandelbrods. The donor's uncle saw the ad and received the materials before giving them to his nephew.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ernie Schoenfeld
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
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4 oversize boxes
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Stuttgart (Germany) United States--Emigration and immigration.
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 2017 by Ernest Schoenfeld, nephew of Siegfried and Else Mandelbrot.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:30:38
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560325
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