Rottenberg family collection

Identifier: irn633439
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn633439

Acquisition

THe collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Audrey Rogers Furfaro and Scott Rogers, the children of Robert Rogers.

Scope and Content

Documents and photographs related to Robert Rogers (originally Robert Rottenberg) and his parents Elias David (Eddy) Rottenberg and Bertha (Berkelhammer) Rottenberg, all of who jumped from Transport XX en route to Auschwitz. Also includes the shirt that Robert was wearing when he jumped from the train and was shot.

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Rottenberg family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713013
- English
- 1913-1966
- folders 6
- Updated 12 months ago
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Rottenberg family of Vienna, Austria. Included are biographical materials and photographs of Eddy (born Elias) and Bertha Rottenberg and their son Bobby (born Robert), all of whom survived deportation to Auschwitz from the Mechelen transit camp by jumping off the train in April 1943. The collection also includes material related to Bertha’s family, the Berkelhammers. Biographical material includes birth and marriage certificates, identification cards, a 1931 letter to Bertha authorizing her to trade in mineral oils and spirits, E...
Shirt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713014
- English
- overall: Height: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm) | Width: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Shirt that Robert was wearing when he jumped from the train and was shot.

Rottenberg family collection

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Rottenberg family papers

Shirt