Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his parents Anne and Aron Weidhorn, including their flight from Vienna, Austria after the German-annexation of Austria in March 1938, Aron’s immigration to the United States in 1939, and Manfred and his mother’s immigration to the United States via Cuba in 1941. Included are biographical and identification documents, records related to Aron’s fur businesses in Europe and the United States, immigration paperwork, photographs, correspondence, a diary kept by Aron in 1940, shortly after his arrival in the U.S., children's books, travel dictionaries, and an interview with the donor's mother, Chana Weidhorn (audiocassettes).
- Provenance
- The colleciton was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Manfred Weidhorn.
Browse 8 Items In This Collection
Weidhorn family papers
Document | Accession Number: 2022.29.1
undated:
bulk: 1932-1948
Children's book, Félix et Zizi, used by Manfred Weidhorn
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.2
Children's booklet, Blanche-neige et les septs nains, used by Manfred Weidhorn
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.3
Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Allemand, used by the Weidhorn family
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.4
Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Deutsch-Franzosisches, used by the Weidhorn family
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.5
Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Espagnol, used by the Weidhorn family
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.6
Miniature dictionary, The Tiny One, English-French, used by the Weidhorn family
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.7
Deck of cards about the American presidents received by Manfred Weidhorn in the U.S.
Object | Accession Number: 2022.29.8
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- 2023-07-27 16:24:28
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