Fern/Gartenberg family photographs

Identifier
irn521657
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.207
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521657

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Dr. Joseph Sperling donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 5, 1998.

Scope and Content

Consists of 40 pre-war photographs of the children and grandchildren of Mordechai Fern and Hinda Gartenberg. Seven of their eight children perished during the Holocaust. The surviving daughter, Frania Gartenberg, survived with her husband, Adolph Sperling and son Joseph. Also includes one letter written from Adolph Sperling to Frania Gartenberg in 1916, while he was fighting in World War I.

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.