Fritz and Thea Lowenstein Klestadt family collection

Identifier: irn84485
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Julie Keefer, the daughter of Thea Löwenstein Klestadt and Fritz Fred Klestadt.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two drawings, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Thea Löwenstein Klestadt and Fritz Fred Klestadt before the Holocaust in Dusseldorf, Germany, and the United States where the couple emigrated in October 1937.

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Klestadt family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn169857
- English
- 1919-1942
- box oversize folder folder 1 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection primarily documents the prewar experiences of Fred and Thea Klestadt, originally of Düsseldorf, Germany, prior to their emigration from Germany to the United States in 1937. Documents include Thea’s report cards, clothing pattern book, and a short play written after she arrived in the US; clippings; and the menu from Fred and Thea’s wedding. Correspondence includes letters from Fred to his family while on their honeymoon in Palestine in 1935 and letters exchanged between Fred and Thea after they arrived in the United States. There is also one brief letter from the Red Cross t...
Paper sheet with two drawings of a couple being separated and then reconciling
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn169861
- English
- overall: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 10.375 inches (26.353 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Two pencil drawings side by side on white paper with colored pencil details created by Thea Kelstadt depicting the life of an adult couple in Cleveland Ohio. The left drawing shows the couple separating, while the right shows their reunion. In 1935 Thea married Fred Klestadt. In September, the Nazis announced the Nuremberg Laws which excluded Jews from citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of German blood. The laws defined a Jew as a person who had 3 or more grandparents that were Jews, regardless of their religious practice. In 1937, fleeing ...
Beaded hat with a floral pattern brought by a Jewish German refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn544515
- English
- overall: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
A child sized, handmade stocking cap with a beaded floral design, given to Thea Löwenstein Klestadt by her mother, Erna, in Dusseldorf, Germany before 1938. Thea passed the hat down to her daughter Julie after her adoption in 1955. In 1935, Thea married Fred Klestadt in Düsseldorf. In September, the Nazis announced the Nuremberg Laws which excluded Jews from German citizenship. The laws defined a Jew as a person who had 3 or more grandparents that were Jews, regardless of their religious practice. Jews were also barred from holding civil service positions, practicing law, teaching and many ...
Embroidered table runner with a floral and insect design brought with German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn544516
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 22.625 inches (57.468 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Multi-layered, cloth table runner with an embroidered floral and insect design given to Thea Löwenstein Klestadt by her mother, Erna, in Dusseldorf, Germany before 1938. Thea then passed the runner down to her daughter Julie after her adoption in 1955. In 1935 Thea married Fred Klestadt in Düsseldorf. In September, the Nazis announced the Nuremberg Laws which excluded Jews from German citizenship. The laws defined a Jew as a person who had 3 or more grandparents that were Jews, regardless of their religious practice. Jews were also barred from holding civil service positions, practicing law...

Fritz and Thea Lowenstein Klestadt family collection

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Klestadt family papers

Paper sheet with two drawings of a couple being separated and then reconciling

Beaded hat with a floral pattern brought by a Jewish German refugee

Embroidered table runner with a floral and insect design brought with German Jewish refugee