Blumenstein family collection

Identifier
irn520489
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection was loaned to the Museum from Dec. 14, 1998 to Dec. 14, 1999 by Henry Blumenstein for the exhibition, "The St. Louis." He donated it to the Museum on 14 Nov.2000.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs, documents, and correspondence relating to the experiences of the Blumenstein family in Vienna, Austria, on board the MS St. Louis, in hiding in Holland, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Europe. Includes a photograph of the donor's father in Sosua, Dominican Republic and a photograph taken in a Quaker camp for refugees in Havana, Cuba.

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.