Stamm family papers
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Creator(s)
- Stamm family
Biographical History
Anna Stamm (b. 1886) was born Anna Silbermann and had three siblings: Walter, Martha, and Amalie Silbermann. Her husband, Gustav Stamm (b. 1887), had two brothers: Isidor and Alfred Stamm (1883-1942). Anna and Gustav immigrated to the United States from Frankfurt in 1939 with their children, Werner (Stanley, 1921-2005) and Liesel (Lee, 1920-2016). Walter Silbermann (b. approximately 1882) immigrated to the United States in 1938. Martha Silbermann Gross (1884-1942) and her husband Sally (Paul) Gross (1874-1942) committed suicide in Berlin in 1942 to avoid deportation. Amalie (Gertrude, Trude) Silbermann (1887-approximately 1942) and Isidor Stamm (1882-1943) were deported from Frankfurt to Theresienstadt in 1942. Isidor perished at Theresienstadt in 1943, and Amalie was transferred to Auschwitz, where she perished. Alfred Stamm was deported to Łódź in 1941 and died there in 1942.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Lee Agree and Stanley Stamm
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Stanley Stamm and Lee Agree donated their aunt and uncle's letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 5, 2003 and Sep. 11, 2003.
Scope and Content
The Stamm family papers consist of correspondence and lists documenting Anna and Gustav Stamm, their immigration to the United States in 1939, and Silbermann and Stamm family members and friends they left behind in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. The correspondence describes loneliness; employment and health issues; hopes and plans for immigration to America, Brazil, Australia, and Shanghai; requests for financial help; gratitude for packages; and the birth of a baby boy. A 1939 list details the contents of one of the suitcases Anna Stamm brought to America, and a photocopy of a 1942 Theresienstadt transport list includes the names of Amalie Silbermann and Isidor Stamm.
System of Arrangement
The Stamm family papers are arranged as two series: I. Correspondence, 1939-1941, II. Lists, 1939-1942
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--Correspondence.
- Jews--Germany--Berlin--Correspondence.
- Berlin (Germany)
Genre
- Document