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Elena Fleischnerova papers

Document | Accession Number: 2018.488.1

The collection consists of letters received by Elena Fleischnerova, formerly of Prague, after she fled Czechoslovakia for France in 1939 and then immigrated to the United States with her husband Eugene and daughter Danielle in 1940. The bulk of the letters, 1939-1941, are from her mother Emilie Wohryzek prior to her deportation with her husband Moritz to Theresienstadt in 1942. Other letters are from friends and family.

Date
bulk:  1939-1941
inclusive:  1937-1941
Language
Czech
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Extent
4 folders
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Danielle Carr

About This Document

Document Creator
Elena Fleischnerova
Biography
Elena Fleischnerova (née Wohryzek, 1908-1998, later Ellen Fleischner) was born to Emilie (née Novak, 1883-1943) and Moritz Wohryzek (1868-1943). She had two siblings. Elena married Eugene Fleischner (1890-1972) in 1933 and they had one daughter, Danielle (later Danielle Carr). Elena and her family fled Prague for France in 1939. While in Bordeaux the family received visas signed by Aristides de Sousa Mendes. The following year the family managed to immigrate to the United States. Elena’s parents were deported to Theresienstadt in July 1942. Moritz perished at Theresienstadt in 1942 and Emilie was deported to Auschwitz where she perished in 1943.
System of Arrangement
Collection is arranged as a single series. Folder 1. 1937, 1939; Folder 2. 1940; Folder 3. 1941; Folder 4. Undated

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Danielle (née Fleischner) Carr.

Rights and 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.

Copyright Holder
Ms. Danielle Carr
 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:35:38
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