Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the Rosenthal family, who lived in Limburg, Germany until their immigration to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1938, and primarily regard Bernhard Rosenthal and his children Inge Rosenthal (Iater Inge Glass) and Walter Rosenthal. Papers of Bernhard include a document attesting that he is a member of the Jewish religious community of Hadamar, and a parole card and permanent residence permit, both issued in Southern Rhodesia. Documents of Inge consist of birth and vaccination certificates. There is also a school transfer document issued to Walter while still in Germany, and a tea party invitation sponsored by the Salisbury Women’s Zionist League.
- Date
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inclusive:
1932-1954
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ronald Glass and Marion Hirschmann
- Collection Creator
- Rosenthal family
- Biography
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Bernhard Rosenthal (1896-1952), was born in Limburg, Germany to Markus Jakub Rosenthal (1861-1926) and Sara Baum (1861-1922). He had three siblings: Emma Rosenthal (1889-1935), Julius Rosenthal (1891-1950), and Albert Rosenthal (1893-1957). Bernhard was a World War I veteran, and owned a clothing factory in Limburg. He married Hedwig Appel Bauer (1902-1983) in 1924. Hedwig was the daughter of Hermann Bauer (1868-1953) and Johanette Katz (1873-1953). She had one brother, Hugo Bauer. Her parents and brother moved to South Africa in the 1930s.
Bernhard and Helga had two children: Ingeborg Selma Rosenthal (later Inge Selma Glass, 1925-1988) and Walter Rosenthal (1929-2017). As antisemitism increased in Germany, the Rosenthals made plans to emigrate from Germany. Bernhard was only able to obtain visas to immigrate to the then British colony of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). He went there first, and the rest of his family left Germany in December 1938 to join him there. In 1947, Inge married Joseph Glass, a Lithuanian whose family immigrated to South Africa around 1935.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Birth certificates.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a singe file.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- 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
- Emigration and immigration. Jewish refugees.
- Geographic Name
- Zimbabwe South Africa Limburg (Germany : Landkreis)
- Corporate Name
- Wizo
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Ronald Glass and Marion Glass Hirschmann, the children of Inge Glass.
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- 2024-02-26 11:29:11
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Also in Rosenthal and Glass family collection
The collection consists of documents, a cookbook, and prayer books documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Date: 1890-1954
Cookbook, Kochbuch für die Tropen, used by Hedwig Bauer Rosenthal
Object
Cookbook for the Tropics bought by Hedwig Rosenthal in preparation for her family’s immigration to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the late 1930s. The book was written by Antonie Brandeis and published in Berlin, Germany, by Dietrich Reimer, in 1930. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, a siddur, and three haggadot.
Prayer book, Siddur Schaare Tefillah, owned by Walter Rosenthal
Object
Prayer book, Siddur Schaare Tefillah, used by Walter Rosenthal and brought with him when his family immigrated to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the late 1930s. The book was written by J. B. Levy and published by M. Lehrberger & Co. in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1934. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor and three haggadot.
Prayer book, Gebete fur das Wochenfest, owned by Sara Thalheim Rosenthal
Object
Prayer book, Prayers for the Feast Weeks, owned by Sara Thalheim Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) by her son, Bernhard Rosenthal, when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was edited by W. Heidenheim, and published by M. Lehrberger in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1891. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a siddur, and three haggadot.
Prayer book, Haggadah shel pesach, owned by Inge Rosenthal Glass
Object
Prayer book, Haggadah shel pesach, owned by Inge Rosenthal (later Glass) and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when her family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was published by J. Kauffmann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1890. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
Prayer book, Haggadah Seder ha-Hagadah le-lel shimurim, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal
Object
Prayer book, Haggadah, Seder ha-Hagadah le-lel shimurim, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was published by M. Lehrberger in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1900. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal
Object
Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
