Henry and Rose Basch collection

Identifier: irn36266
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36266

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Dr. Eric Goldstein and Sonia Riegel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs related to the experiences of Henry and Rose Basch as Jewish refugees in Shanghai, China, before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Henry and Rose Basch papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37903
- English
- 1930-1950
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of a collection of documents, letters, and photographs documenting the experiences of Henry and Rose Basch while fleeing Nazi occupied Europe to Shanghai, China as well as post-war documentation. Includes documents regarding refugees in Shanghai and their attempts to assist family members in Europe to immigrate. The refugees were cousins of the donor's wife.
Leather briefcase used to hold family papers by Jewish refugees
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37904
- English
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 15.375 inches (39.053 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Briefcase used by Henry and Rose Basch when they lived as refugees in Shanghai, China. They used the valise to store documents related to their efforts to get family members out of Nazi-controlled Europe. Henry and Rose, originally from Poland, fled Germany to escape the antisemitic policies of the Nazi government, probably in the late 1930s.

Henry and Rose Basch collection

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Henry and Rose Basch papers

Leather briefcase used to hold family papers by Jewish refugees