Henry and Sophie Bernhard collection

Identifier: irn521825
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521825

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Judge Aaron Cohn, on behalf of the Estate of Henry Bernhard.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a camera, two travel trunks, documents, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Hans and Sophie Bernhard before and during the Holocaust when they emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to Havana, Cuba, and later in the United States after the Holocaust.

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Large flat top trunk monogrammed HB used by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515184
- English
- overall: Height: 12.375 inches (31.433 cm) | Width: 43.500 inches (110.49 cm) | Depth: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Large trunk used by Hans Bernhard when he left Berlin, Germany, for Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Due to German emigration laws, Hans and his wife, Sophie, were only allowed to bring one suitcase per person. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the German government that he would no longer be able to operate his wholesale textile business because he was Jewish. Hans and Sophie sailed from Hamburg on the MS Orinoco on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload refugee passengers from Europe in Havana. In March 1940, Hans and Sophie emigrated to the United States.
Large flat top trunk monogrammed SB used by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515185
- English
- overall: Height: 12.375 inches (31.433 cm) | Width: 43.500 inches (110.49 cm) | Depth: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Large trunk used by Sophie Bernhard when she left Berlin, Germany, for Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Due to German emigration laws, Sophie and her husband, Hans, were only allowed to bring one suitcase per person. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the German government that he would no longer be able to operate his wholesale textile business because he was Jewish. Hans and Sophie sailed from Hamburg on the MS Orinoco on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload refugee passengers from Europe in Havana. In March 1940, Hans and Sophie emigrated to the United States.
Leica IIIa camera and brown leather case owned by a German Jewish refugee to Cuba
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517195
- English
- 1935-1939
- a: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) b: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Depth: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Leica IIIa camera and brown leather cased purchased by Hans Bernhard in Berlin, Germany, prior to his emigration to Havana, Cuba, in March 1939. Hans purchased the camera with the intention to sell it if he ran short of funds, as there were strict limits on the amount of money Jews could take out of Germany. In November 1938, Hans was notified by the Nazi government that he would no longer be able to operate his textile wholesale business because he was Jewish. Hans and his wife, Sophie, sailed on the MS Orinoco from Hamburg on March 28, 1939. The Orinoco was the last ship allowed to unload...
Hans and Sophie Bernhard papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521963
- English
- 1936-1961
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The papers consist of documents, passports ("Reisepass"), a kennkarte, identification cards, and a photograph that record Hans (Henry) and Sophie Bernhard's immigration from Berlin, Germany, to the United States by way of Havana, Cuba. The Bernhards eventually settled in Columbus, GA.

Henry and Sophie Bernhard collection

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Large flat top trunk monogrammed HB used by a German Jewish refugee

Large flat top trunk monogrammed SB used by a German Jewish refugee

Leica IIIa camera and brown leather case owned by a German Jewish refugee to Cuba

Hans and Sophie Bernhard papers