Nellie Wiesenthal Fink family collection

Identifier: irn35818
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35818

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Nellie Wiesenthal Fink, the daughter of Fritz and Gertrude Wiesenthal and granddaughter of Otto and Ernestine Wiesenthal. Accretions may have been added.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ernestine Wiesenthal, her son, Fritz, his wife, Gertrude, and their daughters, Illa and Nellie, in Germany, England, and the United States before and during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Nellie Wiesenthal Fink family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36225
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains photographs and correspondence illustrating the experiences of the Wiesenthal family and their flight from Berlin, Germany.
Decorated porcelain teacup saved by a German Jewish prewar refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36227
- English
- 1815-1924
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Depth: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Meissen, ivy-patterned teacup brought with Gertrude Wiesenthal when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany. In March 1939, Gertrude joined her husband, Fritz, and daughters, Illa and Nellie, in the United States. The teacup bears the Meissen, crossed swords maker’s mark and the number 44 beneath, which may be a date stamp indicating it was produced in 1844. Pieces bearing the ivy pattern are often accented with gold lines, and the lack of those here may suggest that this is a factory second, which Gertrude enjoyed acquiring. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. F...
Brown leather billfold brought with a German Jewish prewar refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36231
- English
- 1939
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Leather, bifold wallet taken with Ernestine Wiesenthal when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. The billfold originally belonged to her husband, Otto Wiesenthal, who passed away in 1930. Otto had been a physician, and a slip of paper, identifying his status as a Privy Medical Consultant, is still adhered to the interior. This was an honorary title bestowed on respected medical doctors with more than 20 years of experience. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg laws in 1935, Ernestine’s son, Fri...
Monogrammed silver ladle brought with a German Jewish prewar refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36238
- English
- 1939
- overall: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large, silver ladle engraved with Ernestine Unger Wiesenthal’s initials and taken with her when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. The long stem suggests that this ladle was used to serve liquids from deep dishes, and the fiddlehead shape of the handle was very popular in the 1800s. The maker’s mark might refer to Emil Harnisch, and the 12 Lothian silver purity mark on the back suggests this piece was made prior to the 1888 change in German silver marks. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg l...
Monogrammed dinner knife brought with German Jewish prewar refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36239
- English
- 1939
- overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dinner knife engraved with Ernestine Unger Wiesenthal’s initials and taken with her when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. The threaded design and script used for the initials resemble those elements on the ladle (.4) in this collection, and matches another knife from the same donor (2012.493.4). The knife is not part of the same set as the ladle, and the handle is likely made of silver, though it does not bear any marks to verify that. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg laws in 1935, Erne...
Nellie Wiesenthal Fink photograph album
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50985
- English
- oversize box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains one photograph album concerning the Wiesenthal family.

Nellie Wiesenthal Fink family collection

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Nellie Wiesenthal Fink family papers

Decorated porcelain teacup saved by a German Jewish prewar refugee

Brown leather billfold brought with a German Jewish prewar refugee

Monogrammed silver ladle brought with a German Jewish prewar refugee

Monogrammed dinner knife brought with German Jewish prewar refugee

Nellie Wiesenthal Fink photograph album