Ellen M. Fine papers

Identifier
irn521383
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.156
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Ellen M. Fine was born in 1929 in Bingen, Germany to merchant Moritz Mayer (b. 1896) and Alice Mayer (b. 1902). Her father was imprisoned in Buchenwald for six weeks following Kristallnacht, and the family immigrated to the United States in 1940 after receiving affidavits from Moritz's brother in the United States. Alice's parents, Ferdinand and Bertha Simon, were unable to emigrate and were deported in 1942 to Theresienstadt, where they perished.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ellen Fine

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Ellen M. Fine donated the Ellen M. Fine papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.

Scope and Content

The Ellen M. Fine papers consist of Moritz Mayer's 1939 passport, Alice Mayer's 1939 passport including Ellen, and two 1941 telegrams asking for Moritz Mayer's help with Ferdinand and Bertha Simon's emigration.

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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.