Ernest and Edit Gruenwald: personal papers

Identifier
WL1767
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70904
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Jan 1994
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Czech national Arnost Gruenwald (aka Ernst/Ernest Gruenwald) was born in Zhorelec, Silesia (now Goerlitz, Germany) in 1923. Edith Lendvai, born in 1915, grew up in Budapest. Exact details of their emigration to the UK are not known. They got married in the UK in 1946. Ernst Gruenwald became a British citizen in 1948. In the 1940s Ernst Gruenwald worked in restaurants and hotels. He was assistant steward on a ship for the Merchant Navy in 1949 and was a member of the National Union of Seamen.

Acquisition

Ernst Gruenwald family docs- 3 folders bequeathed to ajr- no relatives

Donated March 2008

Donor: Gordon Greenfield

Scope and Content

This collection contains the family papers of Ernest and Edit Gruenwald who emigrated to the UK from Silesia and Hungary respectively to flee Jewish persecution.

Personal papers including birth and marriage certificates, Edit's school reports, correspondence relating to Ernest's unsuccessful applications to enlist with the army, certificate of naturalisation, Cessation of Seagoing Service (Merchant Navy) certificate, correspondence from the Foreign Compensation Commission regarding claims against the Czechoslovak and Hungarian Compensation Funds, work references and correspondence relating to work and retirement pensions. Also included are passports (1767/4), Ernest's driving licence, National Union of Seamen members's contribution book and photographs (1767/3).English, Hungarian, Czech

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See also Photo Archive 2008/20.

Subjects

  • National Socialism
  • Migration
  • Holocaust
  • Restitution
  • Refugees
  • Persecution
  • Merchant marine
  • Jews

Places

  • Saxony
  • Görlitz
  • London
  • Budapest
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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