Hans and Sophie Bernhard papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Henry Bernhard
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust in 2004 by the Estate of Henry Bernhard.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of documents, passports ("Reisepass"), a kennkarte, identification cards, and a photograph that record Hans (Henry) and Sophie Bernhard's immigration from Berlin, Germany, to the United States by way of Havana, Cuba. The Bernhards eventually settled in Columbus, GA.
People
- Bernhard, Henry.
- Bernhard, Sophie.
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Cuba--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Refugees, Jewish--United States.
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--United States.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
- Refugees, Jewish--Cuba.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Cuba.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Photographs.
- Document
- Passports.
- Identification cards.