Tamara Manela and Isaac Sherman papers

Identifier
irn49329
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.149.1
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1968
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Latvian
  • English
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49329

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Reena Sherman Moss

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ms. Reena Moss

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, correspondence, identification papers, and passports relating to Tamara Manela and Isaac Sherman and their experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust. Includes Latvian passports, other travel documentation relating to their immigration to the United States via Germany, Italy, and Cuba, and English translations of Izak Sermanis' (Isaac Sherman) divorce papers from his first wife in Latvia, 1938, as well as a letter relating to a restitution claim filed by Mrs. Sherman in 1968.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Reena Moss

Subjects

  • Latvia.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

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.