Moritz Steinhäuser: Personal papers

Identifier
WL1682
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71116
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1947
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Mandarin
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Steinhäuser, Moritz

Biographical History

Arrested as a so called 'race defiler', the Jewish clerk Moritz Steinhäuser (born on 13 October 1907 in Oberlauringen) from Fürth was imprisoned in the concentration camps Dachau and Buchenwald from 1935 to 1939. He was released under the condition that he would emigrate. Steinhäuser survived the war as a refugee in Shanghai.

Acquisition

Papers of M. Steinhäuser, originals, 1 folder

Donated July 2004

Donor: Noemi Zell

Scope and Content

Personal papers pertaining to the imprisonment of Moritz Steinhäuser in Buchenwald concentration camp, the preparation of his emigration, and his life as refugee in Shanghai.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Steinhäuser, Moritz

Subjects

Places

  • Shanghai
  • Hamburg
  • China
  • Weimar-Buchenwald
  • Munich
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
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