Baer family collection

Identifier: irn107296
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Lore Kirchheimer, the daughter of Hellmuth and Hedwig Baer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two multi-volume sets of Jewish prayer books and a photograph relating to the experiences of Lore Baer, her parents Hellmuth and Hedwig, and her brother Max in Germany, France, Shanghai, Britain, and Australia before and during the Holocaust.

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John L. Baer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42457
- English
- 1903-1999
- folders 2
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection of documents: relating to the Baer family from Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany; among them a list of items taken by the family leaving Germany; vaccination certificates; copy of a letter asking to release Berthold Baer (donor's father) from the Buchenwald concentration camp; Photographs: depicting Werner Simon (donor's maternal uncle), his wife Ruth, and son Dan, and maternal grandmother Clara Simon; only Clara Simon survived Theresienstadt camp; manuscript of the book "A Grateful Refugee" written by the donor.
Helmuth Baer photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539381
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of one photograph of Helmuth Baer sent from Shanghai to his daughter Lore Baer (Kircheimer) in England. The photograph is inscribed in English.
Prayers of the Israelites Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah prayer book given to a German Kindertransport refugee by her father
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539384
- English
- 1928-1941
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah inscribed with a message to Lore Baer for her 13th birthday by her father, Hellmuth Baer, while he was in Shanghai, China. Lore was living with her father and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertranspor...
Prayers of the Israelites Yom Kippur prayer book given to a German Kindertransport refugee by her father
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539385
- English
- 1928-1941
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for the first evening and second day of Yom Kippur inscribed with a message to Lore Baer for her 13th birthday by her father, Hellmuth Baer, while he was in Shanghai, China. Lore was living with her father and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertra...
Prayer Book for the Holidays Prayer Book for Passover Passover prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539386
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for the first and second day of Passover that belonged to Lore Baer’s brother Max and is inscribed with his name. Lore was living with her father, Hellmuth, and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertransport. Lore’s brother Max was studying in Italy,...
Prayer Book for the Holidays Prayer Book for the Feast of Weeks Shavuot prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539387
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for Shavuot that belonged to Lore Baer’s brother Max and is inscribed with his name. Lore was living with her father, Hellmuth, and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertransport. Lore’s brother Max was studying in Italy, and came to visit her in Eng...
Prayer Book for the Holidays Prayer Book for the New Year (Rosh Hashanah) New Year prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539388
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah that belonged to Lore Baer’s brother Max and is inscribed with his name. Lore was living with her father, Hellmuth, and mother, Hedwig, in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertransport. Lore’s brother Max was studying in ...
Prayer Book for the Holidays Prayer Book for the Evening of Reconciliation (Maariv Yom Kippur) Prayer Book for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Gebetbuch für den Versöhnungstag Evening of Reconciliation prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539389
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for Yom Kippur that belonged to Lore Baer’s brother Max and is inscribed with his name. Lore was living with her father, Hellmuth, and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertransport. Lore’s brother Max was studying in Italy, and came to visit her in ...
Prayer Book for the Holidays Prayer book for Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Prayer book for the Closing and Joy Celebration (Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah) Gebetbuch für das Schlusz- und Freudenfest Feast of Tabernacles prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539390
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prayer book for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah that belonged to Lore Baer’s brother Max and is inscribed with his name. Lore was living with her father, Hellmuth, and mother, Hedwig in Mannheim, Germany, when on November 10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed their belongings, arrested Hellmuth, and sent him to Dachau concentration camp. Lore’s mother secured his release in December 1938, and got him passage to Shanghai. In May 1939, Lore was sent to England on a Kindertransport. Lore’s brother Max was studying i...