Gerald Rosenstein collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Lisa Danzig
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Lisa Danzig.
Scope and Content
Collection of documents, correspondence, and a family book [Stambuch] illustrating Max and Sophie Rosenstein and their children Ernst, Hans, and Gerhard who immigrated to the Netherlands from Bensheim, Germany. Included in the collection are documents surrounding Ernst, who fled to Palestine in the 1930s and then was killed in Action while a soldier for the British. Also included are materials illustrating the experiences of Max, Sophie and Gerhard who were deported to Theresienstadt camp in the Czech Republic. Max and Gerhard were then deported to Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamp Blechammer, and survived. Sophie was liberated from Theresienstadt. Hans was deported to Auschwitz in July 1942. A death certificate indicates he died August 30, 1942.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Lisa Danzig
People
- Rosenstein, Gerald, 1927-
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Bensheim (Germany)
Genre
- Document
- Correspondence.