Heinz Isenberg collection

Identifier
irn38260
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.338
  • RG-10.485
Dates
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 2008
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38260

Extent and Medium

box

1

Creator(s)

  • Heinz Isenberg

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Heidi Isenberg Feig

Heidi Isenberg Feig donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Oct. 28, 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of letters and photographs related to Heinz (Henry) Isenberg, who came to the United States from Germany on a transport in 1936. Includes letters from Heinz and his host family to his parents and sister in Germany, his naturalization papers, school reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Heinz and his family. The family was reunited in the United States in 1939. Also includes a video biography of Heinz Isenberg, on DVD, entitled "My Journey to Paradise," made on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

People

  • Isenberg, Henry.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Kindertransports (Rescue Operations)--United States.

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.