Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Arthur I. Kessler
Biographical History
Arthur I. Kessler was born on December 12, 1900 in Szczakowa, Poland. His daughter, Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag was born on July 27, 1935 in Prague Czechoslovakia. On September 12, 1942 Margit was deported from Praha, Czechoslovakia to Theresienstadt. On October 22, 1942, she was deported from Theresienstadt to Treblinka, where she perished. Arthur I. Kessler died in 1977.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Esther Karpol, niece of Arthur I. Kessler, donated the Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag) and Arthur I. Kessler papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 1990.
Scope and Content
The Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers consists of photographs, correspondence, naturalization documents, and International Red Cross documents relating to the experiences of Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag (b. July 27, 1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia), Arthur I. Kessler (b. December 12, 1900, Szczakowa, Poland), and other Kessler family members during the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
The Margit (Gita) Hammerschlag and Arthur I. Kessler papers is arranged in chronological order.
People
- Kessler, Arthur I., 1900-1977.
- Hammerschlag, Margit, 1935-1942.
Corporate Bodies
- International Committee of the Red Cross
Subjects
- Czechoslovakia.
- Jews--Czechoslovakia.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.
- Correspondence.