Overview
- Description
- Contains a two-page letter from Werner Samuel [and others unidentified] to Edith Steinberg (donor’s aunt). The letter, dated October 18, 1945, explains the fate of Edith’s husband, Siegfried, who was liberated in April 1945, transferred to Sweden to recuperate and died and buried in Sweden on June 6, 1945. Edith and Siegfried Steiberg were deported from Hannover, Germany to Riga, Latvia. From Riga, Edith was deported to Stutthof concentration camp in Poland and was liberated in April, 1945.
- Date
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1945 October 18
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ellen Ehrlich
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letter.
- Extent
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1 folder
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.
- Copyright Holder
- Dr. Ellen Ehrlich
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 Ellen Goldschmidt Ehrlich, niece of Edith Steinberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-07 14:19:42
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Also in Edith Steinberg collection
The collection includes 10 photographs of the Goldschmidt and Steinberg families before WWII and a letter from Werner Samuel to Edith Steinberg. The letter, dated October 18, 1945, explains the fate of Edith’s husband, Siegfried, who was liberated in April 1945, transferred to Sweden to recuperate and died and buried in Sweden on June 6, 1945. Edith and Siegfried Steiberg were deported from Hannover, Germany to Riga, Latvia. From Riga, Edith was deported to Stutthof concentration camp in Poland and was liberated in April, 1945. The collection also includes a tan wallet in which letter has been housed.
Wallet
Object
Edith Steinberg photographs
Document
Contains ten photographs (original and copyprints) of the Goldschmidt and Steinberg families before WWII
