Julius Wald and Ernst Breuer families collection

Identifier: irn164798
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn164798

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Julius Wald.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an identification tag, an autograph album, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Julius Wald and Ernest Breuer and their families, originally from Vienna, Austria, during the Holocaust when Julius was sent to Great Britain on a Kinderstransport and Ernst emigrated to the United States, and then later returned to Europe as a soldier with the the US Army.

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Wald and Breuer families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533377
- English
- 1924-1946
- folders 11
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Wald family from Vienna, Austria. Julius Wald, son of Markus and Helene Wald, was one of the 50 children in Vienna rescued by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus in spring 1939. Included are identification documents of Julius and his sister Leonore, photographs of Julius with the other 50 children arriving in New York, and family correspondence. Also included are identification papers and United States Army documents of Ernst Breuer, Leonore Wald’s husband, and photographs from the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. The Wald fami...
Two dogs tags and chain worn by an Austrian American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533393
- English
- a: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.969 inches (5.001 cm) b: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) c: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Dog tags issued to Ernst Breuer while serving as a soldier in the United States Army.
Autograph album
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533407
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Part of the artifacts which document the experiences of the Wald family from Vienna, Austria during the time period surrounding the Holocaust.

Julius Wald and Ernst Breuer families collection

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Wald and Breuer families papers

Two dogs tags and chain worn by an Austrian American soldier

Autograph album