Zehngut and Weiss families collection

Identifier: irn624954
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn624954

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Tina Michaels Coverman.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, and photographs concerning the Zehngut and Weiss families in Europe; papers concerning the emigration of Inge and Kitty Weiss among the 50 Children rescued from Vienna by Brith Sholom and Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus as well as the emigration of their parents Stella Zehngut Weiss and Leon Weiss; and related materials from their lives in the United States including school records, government documents, a draft of a memoir written by Inge, and a Camp Ray-Oot swimming medal.

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Medal and ribbon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn626593
- English
- a: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 3.675 inches (9.335 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) c: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Camp Ray-Oot swimming medal
Zehngut and Weiss families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn639203
- English
- box oversize box oversize folders 1 1 4
- Updated 7 months ago
The Zehngut and Weiss families papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and research material relating to the Zehngut and Weiss families from Austria. The papers document the immigration of Inge and Kitty Weiss among the “50 children” brought to the United States from Vienna by Brith Sholom and Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, as well as the immigration of their parents Stella Zehngut Weiss and Leon Weiss. Biographical materials include school records, a birth certificate and naturalization certificate, resumes, and a memorial program and obituary documenting Inge We...

Zehngut and Weiss families collection

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Zehngut and Weiss families papers