Walter Feibelman papers

Document | Accession Number: 1996.134.10

The Walter Feibelman papers consist of biographical materials and subject files documenting the Feibelmann family’s life in Berlin, immigration to the United States, and postwar search for their lost relatives. Biographical materials include military records documenting Bernhard Feibelmann’s World War I service, Walter’s student records, his parents’ passports, and tracing documents following Otto and Addi Feibelmann and Emma Klein. Subject files include a photograph of the Theodor Herzl Schule, Hamburg- American Line records about the Feibelmanns’ passage to America, ration tickets for bread, two empty envelopes, and Walter’s personal memories of his childhood in Berlin and immigration to America, "Some Personal Recollections of the Years 1933-1941."

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Date: inclusive: 1917-1993
bulk: 1917-1949
Language: English
German
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Personal narratives.
Passports.
Extent: 10 folders
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Walter Feibelman

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Document Creator: Walter A. Feibelman
Biography: Walter Feibelman (1925-2004) was born Walter Feibelmann in Berlin to Bernhard Feibelmann (1888-?) and Dora Metzger Feibelmann (1892-1963). He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1941. His sister, Miriam Yogev, settled in Jerusalem. Walter’s aunt and uncle Addi and Otto Feibelmann were deported to Łódź in 1941 and perished. His aunt Emma Feibelman Klein was deported to Majdanek in 1942 and perished. Walter became an astronomer and discovered Saturn’s E Ring.
System of Arrangement: The Walter Feibelman papers are arranged as 2 series: I. Biographical materials, 1917-1949, II. Subject files, 1939-1993 (bulk 1939-1941)
Topical Term: Jews--Germany--Berlin.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Jewish.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans.
Jewish refugees--United States.
Geographic Name: Berlin (Germany)
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Walter Feibelman donated the Walter Feibelman papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The accessions previously numbered 1997.A.0183 and 1998.21 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.
Related Materials: Legacy Accession Number: 1997.A.0183
Legacy Accession Number: 1998.21
Primary Number: 1996.134.10
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
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The Walter Feibelman papers consist of biographical materials, subject files, and objects documenting the Feibelmann family’s life in Berlin, immigration to the United States, and postwar search for their lost relatives.

Date: 1917-1993

WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal

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WWI service medal, known as the Hindenburg Cross, awarded to commemorate the distinguished deeds of the German people during the WW I. The medal was established by President von Hindenburg in July 1934 to honor German participants of the Great War. Individuals had to apply to the government to receive the medal. This versions of the medal, with crossed swords, was awarded to combatants. It was the only medal issued by the Third Reich to honor veterans of that war.