Lotte Seligmann family papers
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Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of biographical material and photographs primarily documenting the pre-war life of Lotte Seligmann of Marsberg, Germany, including her studies and career as a nurse in Frankfurt am Main, prior to her immigration to the United States in 1938. Also documented in the collection are relatives in the Seligmann and Weitzenkorn families, and Lotte’s husband Henry Barak and his family.
Biographical material includes Lotte’s birth certificate, German passport, employment papers, report cards, and her and Henry’s naturalization certificates. Photographs consist of pre-war depictions of Lotte’s family, her mother’s family the Weitzenkorns, her husband Henry and his family, and Lotte in her nurse’s uniform in Germany. Included is a photograph of Lotte right after she arrived in the United States in 1938. There is also a photograph album with Lotte’s family and friends primarily in the late 1920s. - Date
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inclusive:
circa 1916-1995
bulk: 1924-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eve Ida Barak
- Collection Creator
- Lotte Seligmann
- Biography
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Lotte Seligmann (1912-1994) was born on 1 January 1912 in Marsberg, Germany to Adolf (b. 1878) and Emma (née Weitzenkorn, b. 1883). She had one brother, Siegbert (1909-1965). Her father worked as a cattle dealer in Marsberg. Lotte studied to become a nurse, and worked in Frankfurt am Main from 1931-1937. On 16 November 1938 she and her parents immigrated to the United States via Hamburg. Lotte married Henry Barak in August 1946.
Henry (born Heinrich, 1913-1986) was the son of Marcus (1882-1935?) and Ida Eva Barak (née Fuchs, b. 1882). He had one brother, Joseph (1906-1995) and one sister, Klara (b. 1910). His parents met in England, but later moved to Vienna, Austria. Joseph emigrated from Austria to the United States in 1927 and Henry followed him in 1933. He trained as a furrier and served in the United States Army during World War II. They had one daughter, Eve.
Both Henry’s mother and sister perished during the Holocaust, likely at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Lotte’s brother Siegbert immigrated to the U.S. in the 1930s and opened a factory in New York. He married Kay Reiss and they had one daughter, Carol Lynn.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs. Passports. Photograph albums. Negatives.
- Extent
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9 folders
1 book enclosure
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as two series.
Series 1. Biographical material, 1918-1995
Series 2. Photographs, circa 1916-1940
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
- Topical Term
- Jewish nurses.
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 2019 by Eve Ida Barak, daughter of Lotte and Henry Barak.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:36:17
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn643213
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