Lilo Goldstone papers

Identifier
irn516687
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.69
Dates
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1958
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Lilo Goldstone was born in 1938, to Alfred Heldenmuth (b. May 27, 1894, Wetzlar, Germany) and Selma Heldenmuth (b. July 14, 1908, Erfelden, Germany) in Clettenberg, Germany. The Heldenmuth owned a dairy farm. In 1939, the family boarded the MS St. Louis bound for Havana. After the ship returned to Europe, the Heldenmuth family disembarked in England. The family spent the war years in England and Wales. The family immigrated to the United States in 1945.

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.

Lilo Goldstone donated the Lilo Goldstone papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.

Scope and Content

The Lilo Goldstone papers consist of five photographs of the Heldenmuth family. The photographs were taken at their home in Plettenberg, Germany; aboard the MS St. Louis; and after their arrival in England. There is also a piece of scrip issued to Alfred Heldenmuth at an English refugee center, and an obituary concerning the death of Solomon Heldenmuth in Germany.

System of Arrangement

The Lilo Goldstone papers is arranged in a single series.

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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.