Schulz family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a Torah Scrol from synagogue in Altona, Germany, carried when the Schulz family were forced to emigrate from Nazi Germany to Switzerland in 1939 as well as identification cards, passports, and correspondence documenting the Schulz family in Altona [Hamburg], Germany and their efforts to flee Nazi Germany.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Sandy Schussel.