Ernest Mitchell: Family documents

Identifier
WL1000
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70140
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 2001
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Ernest Mitchell, the son of a synagogue cantor from Breslau, Silesia, was rescued by the Red Army and came to England via a Displaced Persons Camp in 1948. His father, Ernst Schampanier is the subject of the document regarding the appointment of a cantor at Breslau synagogue. Edith Rosenthal is his daughter, who died in England in 1972. Suzie Rosenthal, the subject for the application of a commemorative bench for victims of the 'Patria' disaster, is her daughter.

Acquisition

Family documents

Donated November 1991

Donor: Ernest Mitchell

Scope and Content

These few original documents offer a fragmentary glimpse into the lives of the family of Ernest Mitchell.

System of Arrangement

The papers have been arranged into chronolgical order.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Mitchell, Ernest

Subjects

  • Family documents [doc]
  • Synagogues

Places

  • Wrocław
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