Lewin family collection

Identifier: irn521428
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521428

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Eva and Jack Lewin.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents and artifacts surrounding the experiences of Eva Lifschitz and Jakob Lewin, before and during World War II. Included in the collection are letters and documents relating to Eva who arrived in the United Kingdom on a Kindertransport in 1939, as well as documents and artifacts related to Jakob who was in hiding in Le Chambon, France, and then given refuge in Switzerland.

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Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521430
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Book jacket
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521431
- English
- overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521432
- English
- 1930
- Updated 7 months ago
Eva and Jack Lewin family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn564361
- English
- 1934-1999
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The Eva and Jack Lewin family papers consist of biographical material, family correspondence, emigration and immigration material, and photographic material documenting Eva Lewin’s Kindertransport in 1939, her life in the United Kingdom, and efforts to bring her brother to the United States, along with Jack Lewin’s time hiding in France and immigration to the United States. The collection also includes documents and correspondence regarding claims for property restitution and compensation for the Lifschitz family (Eva's family) as well as documents, correspondence, a photograph, and a Germa...

Lewin family collection

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Wallet

Book jacket

Book

Eva and Jack Lewin family papers