Marion Freyer Wolff collection

Identifier: irn515275
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515275

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Marion Freyer Wolff.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a medal and ribbon, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Leo and Eva Lichtenstein Freyer, their daughters, Marion and Ursula, and their families in Germany before the Holocaust and their emigration to the United States in 1939.

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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal awarded to a German Jewish soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522105
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
WWI service medal, known as the Hindenburg Cross, awarded to Leo Freyer, a German Jewish veteran of the Austro-Hungarian Army, World War I. The medal was established by President von Hindenburg in July 1934 to honor German participants of the Great War. Individuals had to apply to the government to receive the medal. This versions of the medal, without crossed swords, was awarded to noncombatants. It was the only medal issued by the Third Reich to honor veterans of that war. As the Nazi dictatorship increased its persecution of Jews after coming to power in 1933, Leo decided to leave the co...
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 ribbon awarded to a German Jewish soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522106
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
WWI service ribbon, known as the Hindenburg Cross, awarded to Leo Freyer, a German Jewish veteran of the Austro-Hungarian Army, World War I. The medal was established by President von Hindenburg in July 1934 to honor German participants of the Great War. Individuals had to apply to the government to receive the medal. It was the only medal issued by the Third Reich to honor veterans of that war. As the Nazi dictatorship increased its persecution of Jews after coming to power in 1933, Leo decided to leave the country with his wife, Eva, and their 2 daughters, Ulla, then 12, and Marion, 8. He...

Marion Freyer Wolff collection

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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal awarded to a German Jewish soldier

Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 ribbon awarded to a German Jewish soldier