Fred Lubcher collection

Identifier
irn724320
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Howard and Jeremy Lubcher, sons of Fred Lubcher.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Fred Lubcher, his parents Jacob and Rose Lubczer, and his brothers Herman and Bernard, including pre-war life in Vienna, Austria, his father Jacob’s arrest and death at Buchenwald in 1940, and the family’s immigration to the United States in March 1940. Included are biographical material, immigration paperwork, correspondence, German passports (Fremden Pass), photographs, report cards, and a high school magazine essay authored by Fred describing his experiences in Vienna. The collection also includes a camera and camera case owned by Fred as a child in Vienna.

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.