Brenner and Levenstein family collection

Identifier
irn38056
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.329.1
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Latvian
  • Hebrew
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38056

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Janet Eisen

Janet Eisen donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Oct. 5, 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of 36 photographs taken of the Brenner family, originally of Riga, Latvia, between 1920-1940. Includes photographs of trips, weddings, and family gatherings. Also includes two letters, one written by Arthur Levenstein, undated in English, regarding immigration issues, and one letter written by Bella Levenstein to her aunt "Lienka," probably when Bella was about 10 years old. Also includes a drawing of three women and a house, drawn by Libin Levenstein. Also includes photocopies of correspondence and official documents in Latvian, Hebrew, and Yiddish. The entire Levenstein family perished in the Holocaust in 1941.

Subjects

  • Jews--Latvia.

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.