Ida Schloss: personal papers

Identifier
WL1721
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71154
Dates
1 Jan 1861 - 31 Jan 1933
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Ida Schloss (née Honig) was born in Fürth, Bavaria, in 1871 to the Jewish merchants Abraham and Amalie Honig. Ida got married to Max Maier Schloss in 1894, who was a shoe factory owner. She acquired Austrian citizenship in 1896. Her husband died in 1932 in Vienna. Ida Schloss emigrated to London in April 1939.

Archival History

These documents were found with papers belonging to Gustav and Herta Berg. Ida Schloss is believed to have been a friend of the Bergs who helped her emigrate to the UK.

Acquisition

Donated March 2001

Donor: Paul Sinclair

Scope and Content

This collection contains the personal papers of Ida Schloss who emigrated to the UK in 1939 to flee Jewish persecution in Austria.

Personal papers including Ida Schloss' birth and marriage certificates, Austrian citizenship certificate as well as extract of birth register and death certificate of her husband Max Schloss.
English German

System of Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See also recipe books of her friend Herta Berg (WL1729)

People

  • Schloss, Ida

Subjects

  • National Socialism
  • Migration
  • Holocaust
  • Refugees
  • Persecution
  • Jews

Places

  • Vienna
  • London
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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