Schwab family papers

Identifier
irn502407
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.140
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502407

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

  • Schwab family

Biographical History

Levi (born in 1879 in Grenbenau, Germany) and Selma (born Sara Selma Strauss in 1883) lived in Büdesheim, Schöneck, Hessen, Germany and had two children, Karl (Carl, 1914-1998) and Lilly (later Lilly Lehman, d. 1997). Karl immigrated to the United States in 1936, Lilly arrived by 1938, and both settled in Chicago. Levi and Selma were deported from Büdesheim to Poland on 30 September 1942 or 1943 where they perished.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Dorothy Schwab donated these letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 2, 2000.

Scope and Content

Contains letters written by Levi and Selma (Sara) Schwab in Büdesheim, Germany, to their children Karl and Lilly, in Chicago. Also includes documents related to Karl and Lilly's unsuccessful efforts to help their parents emigrate from Germany.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Schwab, Selma.
  • Schwab. Lilly.
  • Schwab, Karl.
  • Schwab, Levi.

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany.
  • Büdesheim (Schöneck, Hesse, Germany)
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.

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.