Erwin Marx and Ernst Rothschild collection

Identifier: irn92225
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn92225

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Ruth Kraemer, the cousin of Erwin Marx and Ernst Rothschild.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of World War I German medals and documents and corrspondence relating to the experiences of Erwin Mark and Ernst Rothschild in prewar Germany and of Erwin Marx during and after World War II in Germany, Shanghai, China, and the United States.

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World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3399
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3403
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3404
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.320 inches (5.893 cm) | Width: 1.730 inches (4.394 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3405
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3406
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.010 inches (5.105 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I Iron Cross medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I medal awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3407
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I medal awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
World War I ribbon awarded to a Jewish veteran for bravery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3408
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
World War I ribbon awarded to Ernst Rothschild for bravery during World War I. Ernst, who was Jewish, later emigrated to the United States.
Erwin Marx papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn507345
- English
- 1937-1970
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Erwin Marx papers consist of biographical materials, printed materials, and restitutions papers documenting merchant Erwin Marx from Freiburg, Germany, his refuge in Shanghai, and his efforts to obtain restitution after the Holocaust. Biographical materials include Erwin Marx’s German passport and identification card and certificates documenting Marx’s identification, good conduct, and vaccines as a refugee in Shanghai. This series also includes a handful of notes or diary entries documenting anecdotes about Marx’s life in San Francisco. Printed materials consist of photocopies of Aufba...