Mann and Mandelbaum family correspondence

Identifier
irn503043
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0011
  • RG-19.016.01
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503043

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

American Jewish Archives

Acquisition

Copies of the original letters were made by Barbara Arum for donation to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991.

Scope and Content

Consists of copies of letters exchanged primarily between the Jacob Mann Family and the Sidney Mandelbaum family between November 1938 and March 1949. The letters concern the attempts of Jacob Mann to emigrate, along with his wife and daughter, to the U.S. just prior to the start of World War II with sponsorship and financial assistance from the Mandelbaum family. Several letters relate to the work done by the Council for German Jewry and the German Jewish Aid Committee during the emigration process of the Mann family.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological

People

  • Mandelbaum family.
  • Mann family.

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany.
  • Emigration and immigration.

Genre

  • Document
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.

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