Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt collection

Identifier: irn107286
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn107286

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Robert and Steven Rosenblatt, the sons of Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of burnt page fragments from Hebrew books, a Pentatuch, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt before and during the Holocaust in Vienna, Austria.

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Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt photographs and passport
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn526971
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
This papers includes a passport issued to Mathilde Schwarz and two photographs of her parents, Gershon and Rachel Schwarz. Mathilde immigrated to the United States in 1940, leaving her parents behind in Vienna.
Burned fragments Talmudic commentary recovered during Kristallnacht by a Jewish Austrian girl
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn526973
- English
- a: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) b: Height: 5.625 inches (14.287 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Burned fragments of Talmudic commentary on the Shabbat chapter by Rif (Rabbi Isaac Alfasi) and Rabbeinu Nissim recovered by Mathilde Schwarz (later Rosenblatt) during the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 9-10, 1938. She brought the fragments with her to the United States in February 1940, when she emigrated from Vienna, Austria, to live with her older sister, Estera. Mathilde lived in Vienna with her parents, Gershom and Rachel, and Estera (Bertha.) On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria and created new legislation that restricted Jewish life. In July, Estera, married Berthold Stoeckel....
Five Books of the Torah Die fünf Bücher Mose The Five Books of Moses Chumash brought to the US by a young, female Jewish Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn526981
- English
- 1922
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Bound Torah brought to the United States by 16-year-old Mathilde (Tilli) Schwarz (later Rosenblatt) in February 1940, when she emigrated from Vienna, Austria. Pressed between the pages of the book, Mathilde carried photos of her parents, Gershom and Rachel, and two burned fragments of Talmudic commentary she recovered during the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 9-10, 1938. Mathilde lived in Vienna with her parents and older sister, Estera (Bertha.) On March 13, 1938, Germany annexed Austria and created new legislation that restricted Jewish life. In July, Mathilde’s sister, Estera, married ...

Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt collection

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Mathilde Schwarz Rosenblatt photographs and passport

Burned fragments Talmudic commentary recovered during Kristallnacht by a Jewish Austrian girl

Five Books of the Torah Die fünf Bücher Mose The Five Books of Moses Chumash brought to the US by a young, female Jewish Austrian refugee