Overview
- Description
- The G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers consist of certificates, a ship ticket, and correspondence from Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and the Warsaw ghetto documenting Isidor Eisenstadt's training as a master tailor from 1901-1921, the immigration of his wife and sons to the United States in 1939, conditions in the Warsaw ghetto, and his efforts to immigrate.
- Date
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inclusive:
1901-1941
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, gift of G. Michael Eisenstadt
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of G. Michael Eisenstadt - Collection Creator
- G. Michael Eisenstadt
- Biography
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G. Michael Eisenstadt was born Gerd Michael in Danzig, Germany (later Gdansk, Poland) in 1928 to Isidor and Edith Eisenstadt and had a brother named Eric Elia (b. 1927). Edith, Gerd, and Eric sailed from Antwerp aboard the SS Veendam from Antwerp in October 1939, arriving in New York in November. Isidor Eisenstadt was confined to the Warsaw ghetto and perished.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
2 oversize folders
- System of Arrangement
- The G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers are arranged chronologically.
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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Gdańsk (Poland) Warsaw (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- G. Michael Eisenstadt donated the G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 and 2019.
- Primary Number
- 2014.169.2
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-23 13:28:42
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn754399
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