"My Memoir, 1914-2004"

Identifier
irn518304
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.153
Dates
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518304

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Maurice Eis

Biographical History

Maurice Eis (1914-2009) was born Moritz Eis on April 15, 1914 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Leopold (1873-1960) and Lea Eis (1890-1984 née Liebersohn). He had two siblings: Marta (b. 1920, later Martha Gordo) and Max (1911-2008). After Kristallnacht, Maurice was arrested and imprisoned in Dachau. After his release he emigrated from Germany to Shanghai, China in December 1938. His father and brother were both arrested earlier in the year and imprisoned in Buchenwald. Maurice’s parents and siblings also immigrated to Shanghai in 1939. Maurice immigrated to the United States aboard the M.S. Kamakura Maru and arrived in San Francisco, CA in 1940. He was drafted into the United States Army in March 1941 and served overseas, participating in D-Day and Battle of the Bulge. After the war he married Edith Guenzburger, and they had two children, Margie and Richard. His parents and siblings all immigrated to the United States from Shanghai after the war.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Maurice Eis donated this memoir the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 20, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir entitled "My Memoir, 1914-2004," 75 pages, by Maurice Eis, originally of Frankfurt, Germany. Maurice describes his memories of childhood in Frankfurt, his arrest on Kristallnacht and brief imprisonment in Dachau, and his immigration, first to Shanghai and then on to the United States. In the United States, Maurice was drafted into the American Army and participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe and the Battle of the Bulge. The memoir includes copies of photographs and documents related to his life.

People

  • Eis, Maurice.
  • Eis, Max.
  • Eis, Lea.
  • Eis, Leopold.
  • Eis, Marta.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Shanghai (China).
  • Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Refugees, Jewish--China--Shanghai.

Genre

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.