Friedrich and Paula Haas papers

Identifier
irn694106
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.233.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Raphael Juss.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Raphael Juss in 2019.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Friedrich and Paula (nee Klawir) Haas, who were born in Vienna and fled to Ireland before immigrating to the United States. Includes materials related to their affidavits of support prepared by Lawrence Schnadig of Chicago, IL, who was not related to them. The collection also illustrates Friedrich's imprisonment in Buchenwald and Dachau after the Kristallnacht pogroms, including letters from the camps.

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