Gabi Rosberger collection

Identifier
irn514309
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.7.1
Dates
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Chinese
  • German
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

playing time:

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Robert and Rose (Bruck) Lederer had two children, Nina (b. 1930) and Peter (b. ca. 1933). Robert died in a labor camp in Oranienburg. Rose and the children were sent to Terezin in September 1942, and from there were deported to their death in Auschwitz on May 15, 1944. Rose could have been selected with Nina for work, but she refused to abandon Peter and insisted that all three remain together. As a result, they all perished. Emily (Waldstein) Bruck (Rose's mother) perished in Terezin in 1945. Paul and Blanka (Bruck) Heller (Rose's youngest sister) rented a room from Mr. Blazek in Plana after Jews were no longer allowed to work in Czechoslovakia. When the Hellers were sent to Terezin in 1942, Mr. Blazek hid the Bruck family home movies, pictures, vase, and figurines. Paul never returned from the front with the Czech Army. Blanka survived Auschwitz and retrieved the family heirlooms. Blanka had a daughter, Gabrielle Reiter Rosberger.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gabrielle Rosberger

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gabrielle Rosberger.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs of the Lederer and Bruck families, circa 1938-1940, including photographs of Nina Lederova, whose watercolor is featured in "I Never Saw Another Butterfly." Also includes documentation for Mr. Kurt Reitler, who emigrated from Prague to Shanghai, including a 1940 Czech passport; receipts; identity cards; vaccination certification; and four multi-colored telegrams in Czech sending familial greetings.

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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.