Marion Strauss Sapir collection

Identifier: irn76672
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn76672

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Daniel Sapir.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, books and artifacts illustrating the experiences of Siegfried Strauss (b. 1898) and spouse Margarit Wolff Strauss (b. 1902) both from Marburg, Germany and their children Marion (b. 1925) and Karl-Heinz (b. 1929) in Frankfurt, Germany. Letters between extended family who fled Nazi occupation and Strauss family who fled Germany for the Netherlands where they were arrested and interned in Westerbork. From there, they were deported to Theresienstadt and then Auschwitz. Margarit and Karl-Heinz did not survive. Siegfried and Marion survived and immigrated to the United States after the war.

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Strauss family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531622
- English
- 1844-1966
- boxes oversize boxes oversize folders 2 2 2
- Updated 9 months ago
The collection primarily documents the wartime and post-war experiences of the Strauss family as they fled Nazi persecution in Marburg, Germany to Amsterdam, the Netherlands; their internment at Westerbork concentration camp; and their deportations to Theresienstadt and Auschwitz concentration camps. Included are biographical papers, correspondence, immigration documents, restitution claims paperwork, photographs, and printed materials. The biographical material includes identification papers such birth, marriage, and death certificates; genealogy research; documents regarding Siegfried and...
Metal Box
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531623
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Depth: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Metal box, part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Siegfried Strauss (b. 1898) and spouse Margarit Wolff Strauss (b. 1902) both from Marburg, Germany and their children Marion (b. 1925) and Karl-Heinz (b. 1929) in Frankfurt, Germany. The Strauss family fled Germany for the Netherlands where they were arrested and interned in Westerbork. From there, they were deported to Theresienstadt and then Auschwitz. Margarit and Karl-Heinz did not survive. Siegfried and Marion survived and immigrated to the United States after the war.
Iron Cross medal
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562449
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Ribbon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563711
- English
- overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Ribbon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563712
- English
- overall: Height: 4.380 inches (11.125 cm) | Width: 1.190 inches (3.023 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
5 pf Bavarian Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563713
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp collector's booklet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563714
- English
- overall: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 8.380 inches (21.285 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563715
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563716
- English
- overall: Height: 0.945 inches (2.4 cm) | Width: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563717
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563718
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563719
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563720
- English
- overall: Height: 0.906 inches (2.301 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamped commemorative envelope
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563721
- English
- overall: Height: 5.810 inches (14.757 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Envelope marked "Ostropa 1935" with four postage stamps and several ink stamps on both sides.
Stamps on portion of envelope
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563722
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563723
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563724
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563725
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.827 inches (2.101 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563726
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.866 inches (2.2 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Stamp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563727
- English
- overall: Height: 0.984 inches (2.499 cm) | Width: 0.866 inches (2.2 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago