Arnstein family collection

Identifier
irn44548
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.374.1
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 2009
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44548

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Arnstein

George Arnstein donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2011.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of documents relating to Arnold Arnstein, who was arrested on Kristallnacht in Stuttgart, Germany, and imprisoned for three weeks in Dachau. Also includes identity documentation, including a German passport for Elizabeth (Nelly) Arnstein, which was also used for her children, Georg (now George) and Susanne, which was stamped with a "J" and issued on November 9, 1938 in Stuttgart. The family emigrated to the United States in December 1938. Includes a series of articles and chapters written by George Arnstein, in English, about his family's experiences.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: George Arnstein

Subjects

  • Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
  • Jews--Germany--Stuttgart.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Stuttgart.

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.