Trude and Anneliese Silberstein: correspondence

Identifier
WL1727
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71159
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1940
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Anneliese Silberstein and her mother Trude Silberstein emigrated from Berlin to Amsterdam in 1938 when Anneliese was a teenager.  They stayed for just 6 to 7 months in Hilversum then emigrated to Palestine. Anneliese, whilst working in the met office in Jerusalem,  met her husband, Oliver Lawton,  who was a met officer with the RAF in Jerusalem and was not Jewish. Anneliese went to live with him in England in November, 1944. Trude Silberstein eventually joined them when the war ended as she was unable to fend for herself in Palestine.

Acquisition

Family corresp

Donated December 2006

Donor: Sylvia Gold

Scope and Content

This collection consists of original and copy correspondence addressed to Trude Silberstein and her daughter Anneliese from Trude's mother (1727/1), other family members, Anneliese's school friends and boyfriends (1727/2-10). They both emigrated to Palestine via Amsterdam to flee the persecutions of the Jews in Nazi Germany in 1939. The accrual 2014/49 has been catalogued at 1727/11

System of Arrangement

Chronological by originator.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

Places

  • Tel Aviv
  • Berlin
  • Amsterdam
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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