Leon and Olga Thau family collection

Identifier: irn84285
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84285

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Judge Felix Thau, the son of Leon and Olga Thau.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a typewriter and case, documents, photographs, and written testimony relating to the experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau and their sons Felix and Benjamin before the Holocaust in Germany and during and after World War II in the United States.

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Thau family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn84284
- English
- 1920-2004
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of family photographs, post-war documents, and written testimony related to the Holocaust and post-war experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau. Includes pre-war family photographs; documents regarding the birth of two of their sons, Felix and Benjamin, in Germany; and the family's emigration and naturalization in the United States. Also includes testimony written by Felix Thau about his mother's passing in 2004 and a collection of poems entitled "Holocaust Reverberations."
Typewriter with case
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90834
- English
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German typewriter with case brought with Leon and Olga Thau when they emigrated from Germany to the United States with their young sons, Felix and Benjamin.

Leon and Olga Thau family collection

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Thau family papers

Typewriter with case