Eisenberg and Birnbaum families collection

Identifier: irn553968
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn553968

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Judith Grinspan in 2016.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a metal tag, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Helena (Nelly) Eisenberg (later Birnbaum), and her parents, Ilya and Sonia Eisenberg, before, during, and after the Holocaust, who immigrated from Danzig to the United States between 1936-1939, as well as the immigration of Joseph Birnbaum, from Kosice, Czechoslovakia, to Baltimore, in 1939.

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Eisenberg and Birnbaum families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538515
- English
- 1904-1970
- boxes oversize box oversize folders 7 1 2
- Updated 1 year ago
Correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the immigration of Helena (Nelly) Eisenberg, and her parents, Ilya and Sonia Eisenberg, from Danzig to the United States between 1936-1939; as well as the immigration of her future husband, Joseph Birnbaum, from Kosice, Czechoslovakia, to Baltimore, in 1939. The collection also includes photographs and correspondence relating to the histories of the Eisenberg and Birnbaum families in Europe prior to emigration, and documentation of the Eisenberg family’s restitution claims with Germany and Poland. The correspondence series largely consi...
Metal tag with the initials SE
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn546813
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago

Eisenberg and Birnbaum families collection

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Eisenberg and Birnbaum families papers

Metal tag with the initials SE