Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers

Identifier
irn506430
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.165
  • RG-10.165
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Czech
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Arthur I. Kessler was born on December 12, 1900 in Szczakowa, Poland. His daughter, Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag was born on July 27, 1935 in Prague Czechoslovakia. On September 12, 1942 Margit was deported from Praha, Czechoslovakia to Theresienstadt. On October 22, 1942, she was deported from Theresienstadt to Treblinka, where she perished. Arthur I. Kessler died in 1977.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Esther Karpol, niece of Arthur I. Kessler, donated the Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag) and Arthur I. Kessler papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 1990.

Scope and Content

The Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers consists of photographs, correspondence, naturalization documents, and International Red Cross documents relating to the experiences of Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag (b. July 27, 1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia), Arthur I. Kessler (b. December 12, 1900, Szczakowa, Poland), and other Kessler family members during the Holocaust.

System of Arrangement

The Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers is arranged in chronological order.

People

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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.