Overview
- Description
- Comprised primarily of correspondence between the Schulz, Gitter, and Plesser family members as well as correspondence and identity documentation, such as Polish passports and U.S. naturalization certificates, for the Schulz family, including Josef and Hinda (nee Gitter) Schulz and their son, Moritz (Moses) Schulz. The documents capture their immigration experience as they were deported to Poland in October 1938 and then returned to Hamburg, Germany. They fled Nazi Germany for Switzerland in 1939 where they resided before leaving for Uruguay in 1945 and then immigrating to New York in 1947.
- Date
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approximately 1924-1952
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sandy Schussel
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Hamburg (Germany) Uruguay. Switzerland.
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 Sandy Schussel.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-19 07:43:48
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Also in Schulz family collection
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.
Date: 1924-1952
Partially written Torah scroll carried by the Schulz family
Object
Torah scroll, partially written, from synagogue in Altona, Germany (now Hamburg-Altona). It was carried with the Schulz family, namely Hinda Schulz and her son Moritz, when they were forced to immigrate from Nazi Germany to Switzerland in 1939.
