May-Reich family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
3
Creator(s)
- Lore Reich
Biographical History
Kurt Reich, Lore Reich's husband, and his father fled Austria in 1938 and immigrated to the United States. His mother and brothers were deported to a concentration camp where they died. Hannelore (Lore) May, her parents, brother, and sister fled Germany in 1939. They spent two years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before immigrating to the United States in 1941.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Lore Reich.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of 32 photographs and documents relating to the experiences of the May and Reich families during the Holocaust.
People
- Reich, Kurt.
- May family.
- Reich, Lore.
- Reich family.
Subjects
- Jews--Austria--History--20th century.
- Austria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Genre
- Passports.
- Photographs.
- Correspondence.
- Document