Ottenheimer family papers

Identifier
irn34266
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.497.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

oversize box

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fritz Ottenheimer

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Fritz Ottenheimer in 2007.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Ottenheimer family including photographs taken in pre-war Germany, a book on the genealogy of the Moos family, a pre-WWII advertisement for Ludwig Ottenheimer's clothing store, a photocopy of the same advertisement after the Aryanization of the store, postwar correspondence. and a small siddur (daily Jewish prayer book) carried by Ludwig Ottenheimer during his military service during WWI and with him to the United States. Ludwig Ottenheimer was arrested after Kristallnacht and spent one month in the Dachau concentration camp. After his release, the family immigrated to the United States.

Genre

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.