Engelmann family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
4
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Peter Engelmann donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Mar. 22, 2000.
Scope and Content
Contains a memoir, correspondence, and legal documents pertaining to the Holocaust experiences of the Engelmann family. Originally from Berlin, Germany, the family emigrated to Turkey in 1937, where Peter, his Jewish father, Konrad, and Christian mother, Ilse, remained for the entirety of the war. Includes articles and narrations by and about various family members, with a focus on Dr. Susanne Engelmann, the donor's aunt, who wrote "From the Golden Horn to the Golden Gate" about her experiences.
Subjects
- Turkey--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.
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