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Nussbaum family papers

Document | Accession Number: 2015.281.1

The Nussbaum family papers consist of correspondence addressed to Ingeborg and Hans Nussbaum in the United Kingdom, primarily from their parents Toni and Israel Nussbaum in Berlin, Germany, as well as restitution files documenting Ingeborg’s and Hans’ efforts to receive restitution for their Holocaust-era persecution and the murder of their parents.

Date
inclusive:  circa 1938-1991
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
1 box
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joan Nussbaum Schwab
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Schwab and Teresa Marshall

About This Document

Document Creator
Joan I. Schwab
Biography
Joan Schwab (1926-2016) was born Ingeborg Nussbaum to Toni (nee Sichel) and Israel Nussbaum. She and her twin brother Hans were sent by their parents from Berlin, Germany on a Kindertransport to the United Kingdom. They arrived separately in May (Ingeborg) and August (Hans) 1939, and lived in London with the Denham family. Their parents were deported from Berlin to Theresienstadt in July 1942 and then in October 1944 to Auschwitz, where they are presumed to have been murdered. Ingeborg immigrated to the United States in circa 1947, changed her name to Joan, and married Gerald Schwab.
System of Arrangement
The Nussbaum family papers are arranged as two series:
• Series 1: Correspondence, approximately 1938-1942
• Series 2: Restitution, 1946-1991

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Acquired by Ingeborg and Hans Nussbaum [donor and her brother] during the time period of the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Joan Nussbaum and Gerald Schwab.

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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-07-05 09:54:56
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