Elizabeth Model scrapbooks

Elisabeth Model was born in Bayreuth, Germany, in 1897. She had four brothers and sisters, including a twin. She married in 1922 and moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands, working as a sculptor. Following Kristallnacht, Elisabeth returned to Germany to attempt to help her mother emigrate. Through cooperation with a Dutch underground organization, Elisabeth was able to help her mother escape to the Netherlands. In 1940, her husband was imprisoned for one month by the Nazis on a false charge of smuggling money into the Netherlands. In 1941, Elisabeth and her husband bribed a woman at the Spanish Consulate to give them exit visas. Elisabeth and her husband were able to travel to Madrid, Spain, eventually immigrating to New York in 1942.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

"Memories: People and Places" is the compilation of the personal memories of Elisabeth Model. The memories were recorded in no certain order. "In Memoriam: Max Model" was written as a biography to inform the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Max Model about their grandfather. Both volumes are photocopies of originals and have been put into scrapbook form. Original art work of Elisabeth Model was painted directly onto the cover of "Memories: People and Places." Both volumes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Elisabeth Model.