Nellie Wiesenthal Fink family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531148
• English
• folders 2
• Updated 7 months ago

Documents regarding the experience of Fritz Wiesenthal, who fled Nazi German with his family to the United States.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531149
• English
• overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

J.A. Henckels table knife taken with Ernestine Wiesenthal when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. A partially worn maker’s mark bearing twins with arched legs and interlocking arms is engraved on the blade. This iteration of the Henckels mark was utilized from 1900 until well into the middle of the Twentieth century. The knife matches another knife in the same collection (.3), and the handle is likely silver, though it does not bear any marks to confirm that. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremb...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531150
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

J.A. Henckels table knife taken with Ernestine Wiesenthal when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. A partial maker’s mark is visible, but is missing the twin mark that identifies when a Henckels piece was manufactured. The knife matches another in the same collection (.2), which does have the twin mark with arched legs, which was utilized from 1900 until the middle of the Twentieth century. The knife handle is likely made of silver, though it does not bear any silver marks. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531151
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Dinner knife engraved with Ernestine Unger Wiesenthal’s initials and taken with her when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. The threaded design and script used for the initials match another knife from the same donor (2008.204.5), in addition to a ladle (.4) in that collection as well. The knife handle is likely made of silver, though it does not bear any marks to verify that. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg laws in 1935, Ernestine’s son, Fritz, began looking for places where the family ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531152
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

J.A. Henckels table knife taken with Ernestine Wiesenthal when she emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to London, England in 1939. A partial maker’s mark is visible, but is missing the twin mark that identifies when a Henckels piece was manufactured. The knife handle is likely made of silver, though it does not bear any marks to confirm that. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg laws in 1935, Ernestine’s son, Fritz, began looking for places where the family could immigrate as life became increasingly difficult for German Jew...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn531153
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Small, illustrated children’s songbook taken with Nellie Wiesenthal when she immigrated to the United States in January 1939, from Berlin, Germany, via Switzerland and France. The booklet was published in Berlin, on February 15, 1891, and printed by Julius Sittenfeld. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. Following the passage of the Nuremberg laws in 1935, Nellie’s father, Fritz, began looking for places where the family could immigrate as life became increasingly difficult. Later that year, Fritz, a doctor, and Nellie’s mother, Gertrude, sent her older siste...