Friedrich and Paula Haas papers
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.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Vienna (Austria).
Genre
- Affidavits.
- Letters.
- Document