Karl Rosenthal family papers
Extent and Medium
box
1
4 microfiche,
Creator(s)
- Kurt Rosenthal
Biographical History
Karl Rosenthal was born in Germany. Before the Holocaust, he was president of some B'nai B'rith lodges and a leader of the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsburger Judischen Glaubens. He was also a member of the association for German Jewish War Veterans as well as a rabbi of Berlin's reformed Jewish congregation. During the Holocaust, he was imprisoned by the Nazis, his wife, Gertrude, was held in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and his youngest son, Siegfried, was apparently shot and killed at Mauthausen concentration camp. He and his surviving family eventually immigrated to the United States. In time, he became the rabbi of the Temple of Israel (reformed) synagogue of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The Archives of Spertus College of Judaica donated the Karl Rosenthal family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in July 1993.
Scope and Content
Contains information about the life and experiences of the Karl Rosenthal family in Berlin, Germany; the fate of family members during the Holocaust; and Karl Rosenthal's work as an educator in Germany and Rabbi of the Temple of Israel congregation in Wilmington, North Carolina. Also includes a collection of poetry written by Karl Rosenthal.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement of file units is thematic
People
- Rosenthal, Gertrude.
- Rosenthal, Siegfried-Georg.
- Rosenthal, Klaus.
- Rosenthal, Karl.
- Rosenthal family.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Wilmington (N.C.)
- Berlin (Germany)
- Rabbis.
- Jews, German.
Genre
- Document