Oscar Loeser collection

Identifier
WL2029
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 72313
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1938
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Oscar Loeser (b. 1894), a Jew from Hamburg, was taken in to so called ‘protective custody’ in the immediate aftermath of the November Pogrom. According to his wife, Käte Loeser, he had fought for Germany in France and Russia during World War I, where he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.

Acquisition

Donated 09.01.2008

Donor: Michael and Naomi Hull

Scope and Content

Copy correspondence from Oscar Loeser in Sachsenhausen concentration camp and copy appeal from Käte Loeser, his wife, to the police authorities to release him and copy letter from her to Oscar.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Loeser, Oscar

Subjects

  • Kristallnacht, 1938
  • Sachsenhausen (concentration camp)
  • Racial persecution, Jews

Places

  • Hamburg
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