Herbert Klein papers
Extent and Medium
folders
9
Creator(s)
- Herbert Klein
Biographical History
Heinz Herbert Klein was born on June 13, 1924 in Vienna, Austria, to Robert and Elsa (née Rosenblum) Klein. He had one younger sister, Fritzi (1928-2014). Robert operated his family's automobile garage and repair shop, which was located adjacent to the family's house. After the Anschluss, Robert and his business partner, Franz Müller, were forced to sell the shop to a Nazi at a steep discount. In the spring of 1939, Heinz Herbert was sent to England on a Kindertransport, while his sister, Fritzi, was sent to the United States on the "50 children" transport organized by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus. Robert and Elsa were able to immigrate in November 1939; Heinz Herbert joined them a year later. In 1943, Heinz Herbert enlisted in the United States Army and served with the 45th Division.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barry Klein
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Barry Klein donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
Scope and Content
The Herbert Klein papers consist of identity, education, employment, and immigration records related to Herbert Klein of Vienna, Austria and his parents and pre-war, wartime, and post-war financial and restitution documents regarding the expropriation of the family's automobile garage and repair shop in Vienna, "Berthold Klein and Co."
System of Arrangement
The Herbert Klein papers are arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Barry Klein
People
- Klein, Robert.
- Natko, Fritzi.
- Klein, Elsa.
- Klein, Heinz.
Subjects
- Automobile repair shops--Austria--Vienna.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
- Jewish refugees--United States.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
- Austria--Emigration and immigration--History.
- Vienna (Austria)
- Jews--Austria--Vienna.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Austria.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.