Abraham family: Copy correspondence
Extent and Medium
2 folders
Biographical History
The Abraham family had lived in Berlin for generations. The father Leopold, a plumber by trade, and his wife Frieda were deported to Theresienstadt some time in 1943, never to be seen again. Max, the son, came to England with his wife, Hanni, in 1939, where he worked as a technical teacher at the ORT school in Leeds[1]. He had previously worked as a technical teacher in the ORT school in Berlin. Hanni's parents and brother and sister all perished in Auschwitz. Frank Russell, one of the correspondents in the later letters, was an ex pupil of the ORT school in Leeds.
Acquisition
Collection of correspondence Family Abraham
Donated July 1991
Donor: M. Abraham
Scope and Content
The copy correspondence in this collection documents the experiences of a German Jewish family in Berlin and England.
System of Arrangement
The copy correspondence has been arranged into annual bundles in date order where possible- often, because several letters have been copied on to one page, it is not always possible to be strictly chronological.
Conditions Governing Access
Open