Berta Einstein: personal papers
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Biographical History
Berta Sara Einstein (born 1902) was the daughter of German Jewish couple Albert and Berta Einstein (née Blättner) in Fellheim, Bavaria. Her father was a salesman. She did her vocational training at a Jewish housekeeping school in Frankfurt, Hesse. Berta Einstein was employed in various households until her mother's death in 1933 when she took over her parents' household and lived with her brother in Fellheim. She emigrated to London in June 1939.
Acquisition
Berta Einstein family papers
Donated November 2007
Donor: Christine Pullen
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal papers of Jewish refugee Berta Einstein who emigrated to London in 1939 just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
Personal papers Including birth certificate, qualifications, work references, letter of recommendation by the Jewish Religious Committee of Memmingen, correspondence with the Co-ordinating Committee for Refugees regarding her application for work in England, list of items taken to England, medical certificate as well as photographs and correspondence with family and friends.Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Einstein, Albert
Subjects
- National Socialism
- Migration
- Holocaust
- Refugees
- Persecution
- Jews
Places
- Fellheim
- 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.