Overview
- Description
- Consists primarily of identification documentation, including the stamped Deutsches Reich reisepass and United States immigration identification card of Elisabeth Dingfelder, prior to her immigration to the United States aboard the Hamburg with her husband, Sigbert Dingfelder, and son Justin. Also included is her father Siegfried Neu's kennkarte and handwerkskarte.
- Date
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approximately 1918-1939
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Justin Dingfelder
- Collection Creator
- Dingfelder family
Neu family - Biography
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Sigbert Dingfelder (1891-1978) was born Neustadt an der Aisch in Bavaria, Germany to Emma (née Gunderheimer, b. 1865) and August Dingfelder (b. 1862). He had one brother, Herman (1897-1977), and two sisters, Hermine (b. 1895) and Rosa. Sigbert was in the German Army during World War I, and later became a textile engineer. He married Elizabeth Neu, and they lived in Nürnberg, Germany where they had one son, Justin (b. 1936). Sigbert was briefly imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in 1938, and in 1939 he, Elizabeth, and Justin immigrated to the United States, settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His brother, Herman, and his sister, Rosa, also immigrated to the United States. His mother, Emma, his father, August, and his sister, Hermine were all interned at Theresienstadt concentration camp. August died in the camp, but everyone else survived and immigrated to the United States. Elizabeth Dingfelder (née Neu, b. 1905) was born in Fürth, Germany to Florentine (née Nathan, b. 1875) and Siegfried Neu (1864-1959). Her parents were both living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Her mother was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but her father survived and immigrated to the United States.
Elizabeth Dingfelder (née Neu, b. 1905) was born in Fürth, Germany to Florentine (née Nathan, b. 1875) and Siegfried Neu (1864-1959). She married Sigbert Dingfelder, and they lived in Nürnberg, Germany where they had one son, Justin (b. 1936). Sigbert was briefly imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in 1938, and in 1939 he, Elizabeth, and Justin immigrated to the United States, settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her parents were both living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Her mother was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but her father survived and immigrated to the United States.
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
1 oversize folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
- The Museum has made reasonable efforts but is not able to determine the copyright status of some or all of the material(s) in this collection, or identify and/or locate the potential copyright owner(s). The Museum therefore places no restrictions on use of this material, but it cannot provide any information to the user about the status of the copyright(s). The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Shipping companies (Marine transportation)
- Personal Name
- Dingfelder, Elizabeth. Neu, Siegfried. Dingfelder, Sigbert.
- Corporate Name
- Hamburg-American Line
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 2022 by Justin Dingfelder.
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- 2023-08-25 09:35:59
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Also in Dingfelder family collection
The Dingfelder family collection contains identification papers, photographs, clippings, and a prayer book relating to the experiences of the family in pre-war Germany and in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Included are birth, bris, and marriage certificates; clippings of articles about their experiences in Nazi Germany and their new lives in the United States; and Siegfried Neu’s prayer book which he used while interned at Theresienstadt. The photographs include loose photographs of Sigbert and Elizabeth Dingfelder; the ship which carried the Sigbert, Elizabeth, and their son Justin to the United States in 1939; and a street scene of an unidentified town in Nazi Germany. The photograph albums contain two albums of Sigbert Dingfelder’s World War I photographs, and two albums of pre-war photographs of family and friends in various cities in Germany. Additional material has been added which includes documents, photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, Deutsches Reich Reisepass marked with red "J" issued to Elisabeth Dingfelder (donor's mother); Kennkarte and star of David "Jude" badge used/worn by Siegfried Neu (donor's grandfather), a deck of cards, and a pen knife.
Dingfelder family papers
Document
The Dingfelder family papers contain identification papers, photographs, clippings, and a prayer book relating to the experiences of the family in pre-war Germany and in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Included are birth, bris, and marriage certificates; clippings of articles about their experiences in Nazi Germany and their new lives in the United States; and Siegfried Neu’s prayer book which he used while interned at Theresienstadt. The photographs include loose photographs of Sigbert and Elizabeth Dingfelder; the ship which carried the Sigbert, Elizabeth, and their son Justin to the United States in 1939; and a street scene of an unidentified town in Nazi Germany. The photograph albums contain two albums of Sigbert Dingfelder’s World War I photographs, and two albums of pre-war photographs of family and friends in various cities in Germany.
Star of David badge printed with Jude worn by Siegfried Neu
Object
Star of David badge printed with "Jude" worn by the donor's maternal grandfather, Siegfried Neu, after all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a badge which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black-outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in German as of September 1, 1941. Siegfried and his wife Florentine were living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Florentine was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but Siegfried survived and immigrated to the United States.
