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Lövinsohn family papers

Document | Accession Number: 1997.120.11

The Lövinsohn family papers relate to Edith Lövinsohn and Hella Roubicek’s (née Lövinsohn) experience aboard the MS St. Louis. The papers include correspondence sent to Edith from the Hamburg-American Line while aboard the MS St. Louis, a German passport, Cuban immigration cards, photographs of Hella Roubicek taken aboard the MS St. Louis, and views of Cuba and immigration officials on boats in the harbor, as well as two menus for meals served aboard the MS St. Louis. Also included is a Sächsische Schulzeitung newspaper published in Dresden, Germany, dated April 20, 1933, with Adolf Hitler featured on the cover.

Date
inclusive:  1933-1939
bulk:  1939
Language
German
Spanish
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Identification documents.
Menus.
Newspapers.
Passports.
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
1 oversize folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hella L. Roubicek

About This Document

Document Creator
Hella Roubicek
Biography
Hella Roubicek (née Lövinsohn, also known as Hella Lonsen) was born on June 20, 1926 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany to Werner Lövinsohn (Lonsen) and Edith Lövinsohn (née Levy, also known as Edith Lonsen, b. October 20, 1892). Her sister is Rita Hubbard (née Lövinsohn). During Kristallnacht, Werner was arrested. Rita, who was living in the United States, assisted her father in emigrating from Germany to Cuba. While in Cuba Werner obtained permits for Edith and Hella to travel to Cuba aboard the MS St. Louis. After being denied entry to Cuba and the United States, Edith and Hella Lövinsohn disembarked in Belgium. Werner Lövinsohn immigrated to the United States, and in February 1940 Edith and Hella Lövinsohn joined him. On October 22, 1940, Hella became a naturalized citizen in Chicago, Illinois. Hella married Frank Roubicek (1911-2006). They had two daughters, Eva Schmidt and Lisa Eden. Hella Roubicek died in 2000.
System of Arrangement
The Lövinsohn family papers are arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Hella Roubicek donated the Lövinsohn family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 and 1998. The collections accessioned as 1997.120 and 1998.44 have been incorporated into this collection.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Additional Accession Number
1997.120
1998.44

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 21:18:22
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