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Rafael and Nelly Brenner family papers

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    Description
    The Rafael and Nelly Brenner family papers consist of advertisements, photographs, printed materials, and store catalogs documenting the Brenner family’s photograph supply stores in Cologne, their expropriation under the Nazi regime, the establishment of their store in Rome, their escape to the United States, the establishment of their store in Washington, DC, and Leo Brenner’s store in Haifa.
    Date
    inclusive:  1924-1956
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Children of Raphael and Nelly Brenner
    Collection Creator
    Rafael and Nelly Brenner family
    Biography
    Rafael Brenner (1898-1973) and his brother, Leo Brenner (approximately 1896-1958), were born in Poland and founded photographic product retailer Photo-Brenner in Cologne, Germany in 1919. The business grew to include three photographic supply stores and a mail order business, and Rafael’s wife, Nelly Brenner (1901-1991), helped with the business. After Nazi harassment and a boycott of the business in 1933, Rafael was arrested, forced to sign over the family property at a discounted rate, and pressured to leave Germany. He moved to Rome with his wife and sons, Norbert (1924-2013) and Berthold (b. approximately 1927), where the family established a new store. Leo moved to Palestine and established a store in Haifa. Nelly was arrested in Rome in 1938 around the time of Hitler’s May visit and was persuaded to leave Italy. The family immigrated to the United States at the end of the year and established a new store in Washington, D.C.

    Physical Details

    Genre/Form
    Photographs.
    Extent
    11 folders
    2 oversize folders
    System of Arrangement
    The Rafael and Nelly Brenner family papers are arranged as four series: I. Advertisements, 1924-1948, II. Photographs, approximately 1933-1945, III. Printed materials, 1933-1952, IV. Store catalogs, 1932-1956

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    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    Berthold Brenner donated the Rafael and Nelly Brenner family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2023-02-24 13:42:05
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