George and Henni Lesley: personal papers

Identifier
WL1703
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71136
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Jan 1996
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Henni Lesley (née Lewin) was born on 20 October 1909. She was taken into protective custody ('Schutzhaft') under the Reichstags Fire Decree of 1933 ('Verordnung des Reichspräsidenten zum Schutz von Volk und Staat', also known as 'Reichstagsbrandverordnung') in September 1937 for having a relationship with an Arian. Shortly after her release from Lichtenburg women's concentration camp on 19 October 1938 she emigrated to England. Her parents Meta and Ludwig Lewin were deported and died in the Holocaust.

Georg Lewy (changed his name to George Lesley in 1943), born on 20 March 1904, and Henni Lewin got married in England in 1940. The couple obtained British citizenship in 1946/1947 and lived in Stratford-on-Avon.

Acquisition

Family docs

Donated November 2005

Donor: Henni leslie

Scope and Content

This collection contains the personal papers of the Jewish couple, George and Henni Lesley. 

System of Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

  • National Socialism
  • Migration
  • Holocaust
  • Jews
  • Refugees
  • Lichtenburg (early concentration camp)
  • Persecution
  • Concentration camps

Places

  • London
  • Berlin
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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