Friedrich and Hertha Lewinski: personal papers

Identifier
WL1747
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71089
Dates
1 Jan 1909 - 31 Jan 1988
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Friedrich ‘Fritz’ Lewinski (born 1889 in Wormditt, East Prussia, now Orneta, Poland) served as a physician in the German army during World War One. In 1916 he got married to Hertha Lewinski (born 1893), daughter of Fanny neé Loewenstein and Max Zacharias. He worked as a GP in Tilsit (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) and was an active member of the local Jewish sports group 'Schild' ('Sportbund des Reichsbundes jüdischer Frontsoldaten e.V.'). According to the documents the couple and their son Gerhard began preparing for emigration in 1938 and must have emigrated shortly afterwards.

Acquisition

Family phos and docs- 1box

Donated September 2007

Donor: Ellen Lane

Scope and Content

This collection contains the personal papers of Jewish couple Hertha neé Zacharias and Friedrich Lewinski from East Prussia who emigrated to the UK in the late 1930s. The rather fragmented documents focus on the time before their emigration and provide insights into Friedrich’s medical training and military service, his sports activities, certain insurance matters, and the couple’s wedding. Also contained are photographs of the main protagonists and numerous of their relatives and friends.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

Places

  • Imperial Germany [1871-1918]
  • East Prussia (region)
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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