Hahlo family collection

Identifier
WL2199
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 149920
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Georg Hahlo was a lawyer whose father had converted to Christianity before Georg’s birth. With his wife Elli, a Christian, he had two children – Ursula (later, Susan) and Dieter (later, Peter). Despite this weak link to Judaism, the Hahlos faced antisemitic persecution following the Nazi rise to power.

All the Hahlos escaped Germany. Susan, Peter and Elli made their way to Britain separately, in 1936, 1938 and 1939 respectively. Georg, however, travelled to Bolivia, as he could not get a UK visa. The separation led him to divorce Elli.

Elli, Susan and Peter settled in Britain; Susan and Peter found English spouses. Georg remained in Bolivia until 1957, when he returned to Germany, where he worked at the Compensation Bureau.

Acquisition

Donor: Gerry Hahlo

Scope and Content

The collection contains vital records, identity papers and other personal papers of members of the Hahlo family, principally Peter Hahlo. In addition there are interviews with Peter and Fay Hahlo conducted by their son, Gerry, as well as the memoirs Georg Hahlo wrote for his children and family photographs.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • Gerry Hahlo, son of Peter and Fay Hahlo, wrote an account of Georg's and Peter's lives, The Boy on the Train, which incorporates many of the materials in this collection.

People

  • Hahlo, Gerry

Subjects

Places

  • Oldenburg
  • Bad Kreuznach
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.