Friedl Herzfeld Wollmerstedt collection

Identifier: irn512968
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512968

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Friedl Herzfeld Wollmerstedt .

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two rings, correspondence, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Friedl Herzfeld and her family in Germany before and during the Holocaust, as well as to the emigration of Friedl and her sister to Great Britain in 1939, and Friedl's postwar return to Germany and her efforts to gain restitution.

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Friedl Wollmerstedt papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512977
- English
- 1939-1960
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The bulk of the collection is composed of correspondence and documents relating to Friedl Herzfeld Wollmerstedt and her family's life in prewar Germany, her immigration to England, restitution matters and life in Germany after her return to Germany, from 1916 to 1975. The photograph album contains images from the Herzfeld family's life in Germany prior to World War II.
Gold finger ring made from earrings saved by a non-Jewish neighbor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512978
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Finger ring made from gold earrings owned by Bertha Herzfeld. A non-Jewish German woman kept the earrings for the family during World War II. She returned them to Bertha's daughter Friedl after the war ended in May 1945.
Gold finger ring made from earrings saved by a non-Jewish neighbor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512979
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Finger ring made from gold earrings owned by Bertha Herzfeld. A non-Jewish German woman kept the earrings for the family during World War II. She returned them to Bertha's daughter Friedl after the war ended in May 1945.

Friedl Herzfeld Wollmerstedt collection

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Friedl Wollmerstedt papers

Gold finger ring made from earrings saved by a non-Jewish neighbor

Gold finger ring made from earrings saved by a non-Jewish neighbor