Fred Levinson collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The Levinson and Stern family papers primarily contain biographical materials and photographs related to the Levinson family of Homburg, Saarland, Germany and the Stern family of Kassel, Germany in the 1920s and 1930s prior to immigrating to the United States in 1935. Biographical materials include birth and death records, identification papers, a diary of Ann Stern Levinson, genealogy notes, marriage certificates and two ketubahs. Photographs include numerous identified family members in Germany as well as three photograph albums. The collection also includes a prayerbook, a WWI Iron Cross medal and a locket containing photographs.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Fred Levinson.