Ilse and Horst (Harry) Abraham collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016, 2017, and 2019 by Ruth Abraham, the daughter of Ilse and Horst Abraham.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, a passport with case, books, an album, a set of tefillin, and tallit relating to the experiences of Ruth Abraham, her parents, Ilse and Horst Abraham, her grandparents, Hedwig and Isidor Brilling, and her aunt, Hildegard Brilling, in Germany and Ecuador before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Genre
- Collection