Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families collection

Identifier: irn524513
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524513

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Linda Ziskind.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a medal, correspondence, and documents relating to the Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families before, during, and after the Holocaust in Germany, and the United States where several family members emigrated to escape persecution.

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WW I Baden Cross for Volunteer War Aid awarded to a German Jewish veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn524514
- English
- 1914-1916
- overall: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Kreuz für freiwillige Kriegshilfe [Volunteer War Aid Cross] 1914-1916, belonging to Oskar Ehrmann. The Cross was awarded to men and women who provided outstanding service in caring for the sick and wounded, outside the war zone, or for other voluntary service in support of the war. Ehrmann was awarded a Cross of Honor for service on the front line during the First World War (1914-1918), issued in 1934. Oskar's two brothers were also German Army officers in WWI. In 1933, the Nazi regime came to power in Germany and enacted policies to persecute the Jewish population. Oskar decided to leave G...
Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn59318
- English
- 1928-1969
- box 1
- Updated 9 months ago
The Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families papers consist of biographical materials and correspondence documenting the family’s lives in Nazi Germany, emigration to England, deportation to France, and immigration to the United States. Biographical materials include identification papers; birth, registration, marriage, and death certificates; education, training, and employment records; emigration and immigration records; ration books; and a family tree documenting the lives of the Bierig, Ehrmann, and Mayer families in Germany and their departures for England and the United States. They also i...

Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families collection

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WW I Baden Cross for Volunteer War Aid awarded to a German Jewish veteran

Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families papers