Alfred and Meta Mayer Levy family collection

Identifier: irn610214
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn610214

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Marlyse Levy Kennedy, daughter of Alfred and Meta Mayer Levy.

Scope and Content

The collections consists of medals, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences Alfred Levy and Meta Mayer Levy and their children Marie-Louis and Theo Levy, and their extended family before the Holocaust in Germany. [Accretion: pair of silver candlesticks given to Alfred Levy by the Jewish Community of Saarbrucken after the war as a gift for his tenure as president; Shabbat lamp; Framed family portrait of Siesel family, Framed portrait of Alfred Levy; Framed drawing of Simon Levy; Film reel (to go to Film & Video); photo album of Marcel, a member of the resistance who was executed by Nazis; modern day publications of resistance, DVDs and videos ((to go to Library)]

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Levy family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531110
- English
- 1887-1981
- boxes oversize boxes oversize folders 2 2 3
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of the Levy family of Saarlouis (present day Saarlouis, Germany). Included are identification papers; birth, marriage, and death certificates; immigration and travel documents; and family books that document the movements and lives of Alfred, his wife Meta (née Mayer), and their children Marlyse and Theo as they encountered increasing Nazi persecution in the pre-war and wartime years in the French cities of Saarlouis, Saarbrücken, Thionville, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, as well as Luxembourg. Also included are photographs depicting Alfred Lev...
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531114
- English
- 1936
- overall: Height: 2.310 inches (5.867 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). The medal was issued to him in Nazi Germany in 1936. Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and esc...
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531116
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: | Diameter: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. I...
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531117
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.440 inches (3.658 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. I...
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531118
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm) | Width: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. I...
North Staffordshire Regiment cap badge
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531119
- English
- overall: Height: 1.560 inches (3.962 cm) | Width: 2.060 inches (5.232 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I dog tags worn by a Jewish soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531120
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I dog tags issued to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue....
World War I blue and white ribbon awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531121
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I ribbon awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. ...
Piece of black, white and red striped ribbon awarded to a Jewish German veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531122
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 1.310 inches (3.327 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. I...
Candlesticks
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563056
- English
- overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pair of silver candlesticks given to Alfred Levy by the Jewish Community of Saarbrucken after the war as a gift for his tenure as president.
Lamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563111
- English
- overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563780
- English
- overall: Height: 16.375 inches (41.593 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Object
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563795
- English
- Updated 1 year ago