Riemer family collection

Identifier
irn37559
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.383
Dates
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37559

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elisabeth Lawrence and Helen Bruner

Helen Bruner and Elisabeth Lawrence donated their mother's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of letters written by members of the Riemer family of Berlin, Germany. Includes a series of letters in the late 1920s from Werner Riemer in Berlin to his cousin, Lucille Riemer, who had immigrated to the United States. Also includes letters from 1938 from the Riemer family, who had immigrated to Tel Aviv and were seeking help for Werner, who was stuck in Germany and too old to join them on a family visa. Also includes a pre-war essay on the book of Esther written by 8-year-old Melvin Riemer.

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany--Berlin.

Genre

  • Document
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