Ludwig Wertheim collection

Identifier: irn516000
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516000

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Ludwig Wertheim.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a silver fork and spoon, books, documents, photographs, and a photograph album related to the experience of Ludwig Wertheim and his family in Germany and France before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Ludwig Wertheim papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516327
- English
- folders 5
- Updated 1 year ago
The papers consist of documents, photographs, family books, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Ludwig Wertheim and his family in Würzburg, Germany, and France during the Holocaust. Also included in the collection are documents relating to Ruth Chotzen and her work with the Jewish Agency for Palestine organizing illegal immigration of refugees to Palestine.
Silver dinner fork smuggled into France by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516328
- English
- 1933
- overall: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver fork smuggled by Ludwig Wertheim out of Nazi Germany and into France in the 1930s. When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 24 year old Ludwig was in France on business for the family wine import firm. They were observant Jews and it was decided that Ludwig should remain in France. He made a few trips home to Wurzburg during which he retrieved many family valuables. He last saw his parents in April 1936. His German passport was revoked, but he was issued refugee papers by the French government. After the German invasion of France in May 1940, Ludwig joined the French Foreign...
Silver dinner spoon smuggled into France by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516329
- English
- 1933
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver spoon smuggled by Ludwig Wertheim out of Nazi Germany and into France in the 1930s. When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 24 year old Ludwig was in France on business for the family wine import firm. They were observant Jews and it was decided that Ludwig should remain in France. He made a few trips home to Wurzberg during which he retrieved many family valuables. He last saw his parents in April 1936. His German passport was revoked, but he was issued refugee papers by the French government. After the German invasion of France in May 1940, Ludwig joined the French Foreig...
Almanacs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516331
- English
- 1940
- Updated 1 year ago
1940 Bavarian almanac listing the names of all the federal employees and party officials of the NSDAP [Nazi Party] in Bavaria.

Ludwig Wertheim collection

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Ludwig Wertheim papers

Silver dinner fork smuggled into France by a German Jewish refugee

Silver dinner spoon smuggled into France by a German Jewish refugee

Almanacs