Katz family correspondence

Identifier
irn503013
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.127
  • RG-19.006.01
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Max Katz was born in Schotten, Germany to Nathan (1878-1942?) and Selma Katz (née Stern, 1884-1942?). He had one sister, Pauline (1917-1942?). Max immigrated to the United States before the start of World War II and settled in Hoboken, New Jersey. Max worked to secure funding and visas for his family’s emigration from Germany, but was unable to help them. His parents and sister were likely deported to the Minsk ghetto in September 1942 where they perished.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Robert Weiner in 1989.

Scope and Content

Consists of three folders of correspondence between Max Katz of Chicago, Ill., and his cousin, Max Katz of Hoboken, N.J. The letters relate to the attempts of Max Katz (Hoboken, N.J.) to collect funds to finance the emigration of Nathan, Selma, and Pauline Katz from Germany to the United States. In some cases, the letters contain detailed genealogical information about the Katz family in Germany and the United States. The letters in German are usually followed by an English translation.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological

People

Subjects

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.