Herbert and Ursula Cohn Lichtenstein family collection

Identifier: irn45433
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 2012 by Eleanor Weinstein, the niece of Herbert and Ursula Cohn Lichtenstein.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of postwar commemorative medals and posters, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Ursula Cohn, later Lichtenstein, and her family, who were deported from Germany to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp, and Herbert Lichtenstein, who was deported from Germany to multiple concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Theresienstadt, during the Holocaust, and to their postwar experiences in displaced persons camps and the United States.

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Ursula Cohn Lichtenstein family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49816
- English
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Collection of documents relating to Ursula Cohn, later Lichtenstein (donor's maternal aunt). The documents include birth certificates of Sally Cohn and Klara Heymann (donor's maternal grandparents); correspondence relating to reparations claims for imprisonment, physical harm and loss of property. Ursula Cohn was born on September 20, 1924 in Berlin. In June 1942 she was deported together with her mother Klara and sister Ruth, to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. They worked in mica factory which saved them from further deportations. Collection of documents relating to Herbert Lichtens...
40th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany bronze medal acquired by a Polish Jewish concentration camp survivor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49817
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
40th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany bronze medal acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein. This commemorative medal was issued by the State of Israel in 1984 in a numbered edition. It features an image of the Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany erected at Yad Vashem. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In Janu...
From Holocaust to Rebirth commemorative bronze medal acquired by a Polish Jewish survivor of several concentration camps
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49818
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
From Holocaust to Rebirth bronze medal acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein, while at the first meeting of the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors held in June 1981 in Jerusalem. The medal was issued that year to commemorate the convention and as a symbol of the historic connection between the Holocaust and the rebirth of the Jewish State, represented in the design by a blank Star of David rising above a Star of David etched Jude sunk behind prison bars. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was tra...
Large poster with a barbed wire Star of David for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors received by an attendee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49820
- English
- overall: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 18.750 inches (47.625 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large poster for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein at the first meeting held in Jerusalem in June 1981. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In January 1945, as the Soviet Army approached, Herbert was transported to Buchenwald and given prisoner number 117482. In April 1945, he was transferred to Theresienstad...
Poster with a barbed wire Star of David for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors received by an attendee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49822
- English
- overall: Height: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein at the first meeting held in Jerusalem in June 1981. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In January 1945, as the Soviet Army approached, Herbert was transported to Buchenwald and given prisoner number 117482. In April 1945, he was transferred to Theresienstadt whic...
Poster with a barbed wire Star of David for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors received by an attendee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49823
- English
- overall: Height: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein at the first meeting held in Jerusalem in June 1981. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In January 1945, as the Soviet Army approached, Herbert was transported to Buchenwald and given prisoner number 117482. In April 1945, he was transferred to Theresienstadt whic...
Poster with a barbed wire Star of David for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors received by an attendee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49824
- English
- overall: Height: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein at the first meeting, held in Jerusalem in June 1981. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In January 1945, as the Soviet Army approached, Herbert was transported to Buchenwald and given prisoner number 117482. In April 1945, he was transferred to Theresienstadt whi...
Poster with a barbed wire Star of David for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors received by an attendee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49825
- English
- overall: Height: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors acquired by Herbert Lichtenstein at the first meeting, held in Jerusalem in June 1981. In January 1939, 22 year old Herbert was arrested in Oberwesel, Germany, and sent to a forced labor camp. In August 1941, he was transferred to Bielefeld forced labor camp. In January 1943, he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and marked with prisoner number 105483. In January 1945, as the Soviet Army approached, Herbert was transported to Buchenwald and given prisoner number 117482. In April 1945, he was transferred to Theresienstadt whi...