Henny Bernstein Brener papers

Identifier
irn36760
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.158.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36760

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henny Bernstein Brener

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Ms. Henny Brener

Scope and Content

Contains documents related to William Bernstein [donor's father], who was arrested and interned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after Kristallnacht, and released with help from a family friend. The collection includes a letter from a Mr. Moser to the Gestapo asking for Mr. Bernstein's release; letters to and from family members in America and Europe and with organizations such as the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) regarding immigration efforts of family members including Moritz and Laura Stemmer and Bernhard Henisch; documents relating to aid for displaced persons camps in Cyprus; and correspondence between Ms. Brener, Yad Vashem, and organizations in Germany regarding tracing attempts for family members who perished.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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