Hilde Sanderson: family papers

Identifier
WL712
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70637
Dates
1 Jan 1928 - 31 Jan 1980
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

2 folders, 1 bundle

Biographical History

Rosa and Hedwig Seelig owned and ran a hotel for a relatively affluent clientele in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria. After the place was plundered during Kristallnacht, the two sisters went to live at a Jewish home for the aged in Frankfurt. They perished in Auschwitz during the war.

Archival History

These papers were in the possession of Hilde Sanderson (née Tachauer) and were appropriated by Stanley Tash (formerly Sally Tachauer), her brother and the depositor, after her death in 1981.

Acquisition

Donated October 1988

Donor: Stanley Tash

Scope and Content

This collection of papers documents in part the lives of a German Jewish family, persecuted by the Nazis, and the processes involved in the subsequent claim for restitution from the German government. The following is a list of the family members whose names occur in the collections.
\ Stanley Tash (Sally Tachauer), Hilde Sanderson (née Tachauer) and Gisela (Ella) Feuchtwanger (previously Plaut, née Tachauer) are all siblings.
\ Hedwig, Rosa and Alfred Seelig are all siblings, the aunts and uncle of the above.
\ Ilse Seelig, (later Warner) was a cousin of Regina Tachauer (née Tachauer), Stanly Tash's mother. Isak Tachauer was the father.

System of Arrangement

The papers have been arranged into three bundles in date order: papers re restitution claim (712/1); family correspondence (712/2); folder entitled ‘Alfred Seelig' (712/3).

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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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.