Sidney Stecher collection of restitution claim files

Identifier
irn504301
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0780
  • RG-28.014
Dates
1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1970
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

boxes

11

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Sidney Stecher (1920-1972) was born in Köln, Germany in 1920. He immigrated to the United States in 1937, and served with O.S.S. during and after the Second World War. His law practice began in the mid-1950s in New York City and continued until his death in 1972.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Allan Jacobson donated the case files to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 1995.

Scope and Content

Contains restitution case files for clients of Sidney Stecher. The case files contain personal information about Holocaust survivors including: place of birth, occupation, ghetto and concentration camp experiences, place of liberation, medical information, and attempts to receive restitution from the German government. Files also contain various documents dating from the 1930s and 1940s used as evidence in the claims process.

System of Arrangement

The Sidney Stecher collection of restitution claim files is arranged in a single series by client name.

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.