Hannelore Wahlhaus papers

Identifier
irn517306
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.363.1
Dates
1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1963
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Hannelore Wahlhaus (1925-2001, later Helaine Wahlhaus and Helaine Freeman) was born on 2 January 1925 in Gersfeld, Germany to Renny (née Nussbaum) and Salomon Wahlhaus. She emigrated from Germany to the United States in November 1937 with assistance from the German-Jewish Children’s Aid Organization. After arriving in the United States, Hannelore lived in Chicago, Illinois with Max and Mildred Schrayer, relatives of Hannelore’s mother. Max worked to help bring Hannelore’s parents, brother, and extended family to the United States. Hannelore, now Helaine, became a naturalized citizen in 1945.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Richard Freeman, son of Hannelore Wahlhaus.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of letters, postcards, telegrams, a passport, a passport photograph, and other documents relating to the experiences of Hannelore Wahlhaus [donor's mother] and her emigration from Germany in 1937, with the assistance of the German-Jewish Children's Aid organization. The collection also documents the subsequent efforts of Max Schrayer, Wahlhaus's "adopted" father in the United States, to bring her parents, brother, and extended family to the United States.

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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.