Leo Weinberger papers
Extent and Medium
folders
6
Creator(s)
- Leo Weinberger
Biographical History
Leo (Leopold) Weinberger (1923-2005) was born in Frankfurt am Main to Moritz (Morris, 1884-?) and Bertha Weinberger (1888-1988). His sister Ilse (1915-2006) immigrated to the United States in 1934 and married Kurt Goldbeck. Leo and his parents immigrated in 1936 aboard the RMS Queen Mary. Leo became a citizen in 1943 and served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.
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.
Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
Leo Weinberger donated the Leo Weinberger papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
Scope and Content
The Leo Weinberger papers consist of Weinberger’s report cards from Frankfurt am Main, an immunization certificate and identification card, stationery from the hotels where he stayed en route to America, stationery and menus from aboard the Queen Mary, and two versions of the diary he wrote on his immigration journey to the United States.
System of Arrangement
The Leo Weinberger papers are arranged as a single series: I. Leo Weinberger papers, 1930-1936
Corporate Bodies
- Queen Mary (Steamship)
Subjects
- Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
- Travel--Diaries.
- Immigrants--United States--Diaries.
- Passenger ships
Genre
- Document
- Diaries.