Lore Tobias photograph collection

Identifier
irn515861
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.225
Dates
1 Jan 1916 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515861

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Ludwig F. Sussman

Biographical History

Ludwig Friedrich Sussmann was born May 9th, 1889 in Alsbach-Hӓhnlein (Germany) to a Jewish family. He was a soldier in the German Army during WWI, possibly in Romania, where he received a medal for bravery. Ludwig, his wife and daughter, Lora, first attempted to emigrate from Germany on a passenger ship that was returned to Germany, due to the Munich Conference. Ludwig, his daughter Lora and his family eventually emigrated and settled in the United States.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Lore Tobias in 1992. Lore is the daughter of Ludwig and Selma Sussman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of pre-war photographs depicting the Sussmann family of Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany. Included are depictions of Ludwig Friedrich Sussmann in as a soldier in the German Army during World War I, and several family photographs from 1933-1938. Family members identified include: Ludwig Sussmann, Alfred, Sussmann, Emma Sussmann Weiss, Johanna Sussmann, Siegfried and Lilli Sussmann, Stephen Sussmann and Heinz Sussman. Also included is a depiction of the family home in Alsbach-Hähnlein.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Sussman, Johanna.
  • Sussman, Alfred.
  • Sussman, Siegfried.
  • Sussman, Steven.
  • Sussman, Lilli.
  • Sussman, Ludwig.
  • Sussman, Settchen.
  • Weiss, Heinz.

Subjects

  • Soldiers--German--Germany--1910-1920.
  • Houses--Germany--Alsbach-Hähnlein--1910-1920.
  • Alsbach-Hähnlein (Germany)

Genre

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.