Szereschewski family papers

Identifier
irn47058
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.446.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47058

Extent and Medium

box

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Charlotte Szereschewski Kapp

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Charlotte Kapp.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Szereschewski family in Danzig before the war; Charlotte Szereschewski's experiences in England after arriving there on the Kindertransport; and her parents, brother, and other immediate family members' experiences in Mauritius and Egypt after their attempted illegal immigration to Palestine and prior to their immigration to the United States.

Subjects

  • Egypt.
  • Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--England.
  • England.
  • Mauritius.

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.