"My Life in Germany, before and after January 30th, 1933"

Identifier
irn35995
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.175.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35995

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carolyn Goff

Carolyn Goff donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 5, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of one typed memoir, 75 pages, entitled "My Life in Germany, before and after January 30th, 1933", by Erna Prehn Albersheim, who was born in the United States and lived in Frankfurt, Germany until January 27, 1939. The memoir, which is dated March 13, 1940, describes life in Germany during and after World War I, post-war inflation, Hitler's rise to power, the April 1933 boycott, the rise of antisemitism and anti-Jewish legislation and how these affected her life and late husband's business. She and her daughter managed to immigrate to the United States in early 1939.

Subjects

  • Jewish families--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.

Genre

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.