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Bachrach and Steinhardt families collection

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2014.171.1

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Overview

Description: Photographs and biographical materials documenting the experiences of Enny Bachrach and her husband Siegfried Steinhardt. Photographs include WWI images of Louis Bachrach, Enny’s father, in his battalion and in a field hospital, and later undated images of various family members. Biographical materials include birth certificates for Siegfried Steinhardt, Enny Bachrach, Evelina Steinhardt, and two immigration documents issued to Enny Bachrach from civil authorities in Eisenach, Germany and the Bolivian consulate in Hamburg. Also included is a Jewish wedding certificate (ketubah) for Enny and Siegfried’s ketubah, issued in Bolivia, and an empty cover for a German passport.
Date: inclusive: 1907-1943
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth McCoomb
Collection Creator: Steinhardt family
Biography: Enny Bachrach Steinhardt was born in 1907 in Vacha, Germany. Siegfried Steinhardt was born in 1902 in Vienna, Austria. Each immigrated to Bolivia where they met and were married. Their daughter Evelyn was born in La Paz in 1943.Enny's father, Louis Bachrach, was a World War I veteran.

Physical Details

Language: German Spanish
Extent: 1 folder

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

Topical Term: Jewish refugees--Bolivia. Jews--Germany--Thuringia.
Geographic Name: Vacha (Germany)
Personal Name: Steinhardt, Siegfried. Steinhardt, Evelyn. Steinhardt, Enny. Bachrach, Louis.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Elizabeth McCoomb

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:42:13
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