Moritz Eldodt letters

Identifier
irn159637
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.381.2
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn159637

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Moritz Eldodt

Biographical History

Moritz Eldodt was born on February 15, 1881 to Bendix and Viktorine Eldodt in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was married to Sara (née Fiebermann), and worked in the furniture business. Moritz Eldodt perished in Buchenwald.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Douglas Smith

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Douglas Smith.

Scope and Content

Consists of two letters and two small cards (perhaps inserted into letters) written by Moritz Eldodt of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in May 1938. The letters were written to family in Brooklyn, NY, and in Palestine.

People

  • Eldodt, Moritz.
  • Moritz Eldodt

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
  • Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Genre

  • Document
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