Ralph Harpuder family collection

Identifier: irn47866
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 2010 by Yvonne Harpuder, the widow of Ralph Harpuder.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, newspapers, and photographs relating to the experience of Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder and his family in Berlin, Germany, before the Holocaust, in Shanghai, China, during and after World War II, and in the United States following their emigration in 1947, and of Ralph's stepfather, Viktor Stummer, in Vienna, Austria, before the Holocaust and in Shanghai during and after the war. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Harpuder family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn34585
- English
- 1915-1952
- boxes oversize boxes oversize folders 7 3 3
- Updated 7 months ago
The Harpuder family papers consists of documents, photographs, correspondence, membership and identification cards, newsletters, programs, certificates, newspaper clippings, memoirs, postcards, and photograph albums. This collection documents the experiences of the Harpuder family in Berlin, Germany and Shanghai, China. Also included are correspondence and reunion booklets for the Jewish survivors of Shanghai through the Rickshaw Shanghai Reunion, which occurred during the 2000s.
Engraved wooden Havana cigar box acquired by Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50294
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden cigar box acquired by Viktor Stummer in Shanghai, China. He fled there from Vienna, Austria, circa December 1938, following his release from Dachau concentration camp. He was imprisoned during Kristallnacht that November 9-10 and released after his sister secured him a ticket to Shanghai. He lived in the Hongkew ghetto and worked as a welder. Shanghai was liberated by the US Army on September 3, 1945. In 1949, Viktor emigrated to Canada and the next year he moved to the US where he married a fellow Shanghai refugee, Gerda Harpuder. They met in Hongkew in 1941 when Gerda asked Viktor ...
Painted tin container base owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50295
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Tin container, missing the lid, that belonged to Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder who fled Germany in 1939 for Shanghai, China. A ring traveller was a device used with textile spinning looms. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They went to Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obta...
Glass thermometer with cardboard case taken with Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50296
- English
- 1935
- a: Height: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) b: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Thermometer and case brought by Viktor Stummer to Shanghai, China, when he fled there from Vienna, Austria, circa December 1938, following his release from Dachau concentration camp. He was imprisoned during Kristallnacht that November 9-10 and released after his sister secured him a ticket to Shanghai. He lived in the Hongkew ghetto and worked as a welder. Shanghai was liberated by the US Army on September 3, 1945. In 1949, Viktor emigrated to Canada and the next year he moved to the US where he married a fellow Shanghai refugee, Gerda Harpuder. They met in Hongkew in 1941 when Gerda asked...
Straight razor in a black plastic cover brought to Shanghai by an Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50297
- English
- 1938-1949
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.275 inches (0.699 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Straight razor kept by Viktor Stummer when he fled from Vienna, Austria, to Shanghai, China, circa December 1938, following his release from Dachau concentration camp. He was imprisoned during Kristallnacht that November 9-10 and released after his sister secured him a ticket to Shanghai. He lived in the Hongkew ghetto and worked as a welder. Shanghai was liberated by the US Army on September 3, 1945. In 1949, Viktor emigrated to Canada and the next year he moved to the US where he married a fellow Shanghai refugee, Gerda Harpuder. They met in Hongkew in 1941 when Gerda asked Viktor to repa...
Blue laced tan leather billfold with an oval image of a man pullling 2 women in a rickshaw acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50298
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Decorated leather bifold walllet acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This wllet has the same painted image as 2010.7, except it is set within an oval. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf...
Red laced brown leather billfold with an image of a man pulling 2 women in a rickshaw acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50299
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Decorated leather bifold wallet acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was able to stay in school because they waived his tuition. The city was liberated...
Japanese propaganda matchbox with a caricature of FDR acquired postwar by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50300
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Japanese propaganda matchbox acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This box features a caricature of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was able to sta...
Japanese propaganda matchbox with a Japanese sword piercing the US flag acquired postwar by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50301
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Japanese propaganda matchbox acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This box features an image of a samurai sword cutting through the United States flag. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf...
Japanese propaganda matchbox with a Japanese plane bombing the US and British flags acquired postwar by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50302
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Japanese matchbox acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This box features an image of a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the United States and British flags. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, bu...
Japanese propaganda matchbox with Japanese planes flying over a sinking ship with a US flag acquired postwar by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50345
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Japanese matchbox acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This box features an image of planes flying over a sinking ship with a United States flag. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was a...
Japanese propaganda matchbox with a bomb exploding in the center of the US acquired postwar by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50346
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Japanese matchbox acquired postwar by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder. This box features an image of a bomb crashing through the center of the flag draped United States. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ra...
Knight cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50347
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Knight cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features an image of an armored knight on a horse. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was ...
Lux cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50348
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Lux cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features an image of a sports player within a red football. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ral...
Garbor cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50349
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Garbor cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features an image of a woman’s profile with an art deco design. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, ...
Five dragon cigarette package cover collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50350
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Chinese cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features an image of five dragons breathing fire. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was ...
Million cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50351
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Million cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features a large dollar sign logo. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was able to stay in...
Golden Circles cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50352
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Golden Circles cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralf Harpuder in Shanghai, China. This wrapper features an image of a boardwalk with a city skyline. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They left for Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, bu...
Chesterfield cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50353
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Chesterfield cigarette package label collected and traded by Ralph (Ralf) Harpuder in Shanghai, China. The wrapper features a crown and scepter design. Four year old Ralf, his parents, Hans and Gerda, and his 14 year old sister, Ursula, left Berlin, Germany, following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. They went to Shanghai because it was an open port with no visa required and arrived in March 1939. Shanghai was controlled by the Japanese military and, as the war intensified, they were relocated to the Hongkew ghetto. Food and supplies became extremely difficult to obtain, but Ralf was a...
Gillette razor blade, cover and wrapper featuring King C. Gillette brought to Shanghai by an Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50354
- English
- a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) b: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) c: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Razor blade, cover and wrapper brought by Viktor Stummer to Shanghai, China, when he fled there from Vienna, Austria, circa December 1938, following his release from Dachau concentration camp. He was imprisoned during Kristallnacht that November 9-10 and released after his sister secured him a ticket to Shanghai. He lived in the Hongkew ghetto and worked as a welder. Shanghai was liberated by the US Army on September 3, 1945. In 1949, Viktor emigrated to Canada and the next year he moved to the US where he married a fellow Shanghai refugee, Gerda Harpuder. They met in Hongkew in 1941 when G...