Abraham Spiegel collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Consists of one pre-war and wartime file of papers gathered and used by Abraham Spiegel, originally of Munkács, Czechoslovakia, to establish himself as a Hungarian citizen. Includes scrip from both the Theresienstadt and Litzmannstadt ghettos and official documents and paperwork for the Spiegels once they arrived in the United States, including passports. The paperwork focuses on Abraham Spiegel and his wife, Edita Rosenwasser Spiegel.

Provenance

Rita Spiegel donated the Abraham Spiegel collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.