Henry Schimmel collection

Identifier
irn43382
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.126.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Stevenson

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Dr. David Stevenson (originally David Silberstein) donated the Henry Schimmel collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2011. David Stevenson is Henry Schimmel's nephew and immigrated to the United States with his assistance.

Scope and Content

The Henry Schimmel collection consists of documents, affidavits, and correspondence related to Henry Schimmel's post-war assistance with the emigration efforts of his relatives who had survived the Holocaust. Mr. Schimmel, who immigrated from Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia in the 1920s, contacted various relief organizations and government officials to intervene and assist with the immigration of his sister, Jolan Rozenbaum, her children Andy, Ella, and Katherine, and his nephew, David Silberstein, all of whom had survived the Holocaust.

System of Arrangement

The Henry Schimmel collection is arranged in a single series.

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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.