Bruno Einstein family collection

Identifier: irn40095
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by David Einstein, the son of Bruno and Frieda Einstein.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a wardrobe trunk, documents, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Bruno and Frieda Einstein and their son Dieter when they fled Germany for the United States in 1939.

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Einstein family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61847
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Documents and photograph illustrating the experiences of Bruno and Frieda Einstein and their son, David [Dieter], who fled Fellheim, Germany in 1939 via Genoa, Italy aboard the Saturnia. Included in the documents are “sanitary” cards for the Einstein family, affidavit of support for the family provided by James and Frieda Jeffries [Bruno’s aunt], inventory for the family’s lift and inventory for hand luggage of “Bruno Jsrael [sic] and Frida [sic] Sara Einstein mit Kind” dated July 31, 1939. Also included is a photograph taken aboard the Saturnia, dated circa November 1939.
Aluminum wardrobe trunk used by a German Jewish emigrant family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61851
- English
- overall: Height: 50.125 inches (127.318 cm) | Width: 22.125 inches (56.198 cm) | Depth: 21.625 inches (54.928 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Aluminum wardrobe trunk used by Bruno Einstein, his wife Frieda, and their five year old son Dieter for their November 1939 journey to the United States. On Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938, Bruno and his brother Arthur were arrested in their hometown of Fellheim, Germany, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. Both were released in early January 1939. The family received visas for the United States, sponsored by Bruno’s maternal aunt Frieda Jeffries. Bruno, Frieda, and Dieter left Germany for Genoa, Italy in 1939, then sailed to New York in November. Bruno’s brother, Arthur, and sister, M...

Bruno Einstein family collection

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Einstein family papers

Aluminum wardrobe trunk used by a German Jewish emigrant family