Erich Reisfeld papers

Identifier
irn506439
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1988.A.0144
  • RG-10.168
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn506439

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Erich Reisfeld

Biographical History

Erich Reisfeld (b. Sept. 30, 1917, Vienna, Austria) immigrated from Vienna, Austria, to the United States via England in 1939.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Erich Reisfeld donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Nov. 1988.

Scope and Content

Contains identification cards with photographs, membership cards, certificates, letters, and various other documents relating to Erich Reisfeld's life in Vienna, Austria, in the late 1930s, his involvement with Zionist youth organizations, and his emigration from Austria to the United States via England in 1939.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological

People

  • Reisfeld, Erich, 1917-

Subjects

  • Zionism--Austria--Vienna.
  • Austria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Austria--Vienna.
  • Zionists--Austria--Vienna.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

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.