Henry and Sophie Bernhard collection

• 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 8 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.

• 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 8 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.

• 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 8 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...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521963
• English
• 1936-1961
• folder 1
• Updated 8 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.