Correspondence with Schwerin, Alfred

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1246
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109752
Dates
18 Apr 1945 - 25 May 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Alfred Schwerin (1892-1977) was a Jewish-German merchant. After being imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in the wake of the November Pogrom he illegally immigrated to Switzerland in 1940 and to the US after the war. He was the brother of Israeli painter Ludwig Schwerin.

Scope and Content

Correspondence on various subjects including books by German historian Karl Thieme (Kirche und Synagogue) and German Anti-Nazi resistance fighter resistance Fabian von Schlabrendorff (Offiziere gegen Hitler). Contained is a 27-page report on a trip of Schwerin to Mexico and the West Indies.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Schwerin, Alfred

Subjects

Places

  • Dutch West Indies
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
  • Mexico
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