Emil and Martha Feigenbaum collection

Identifier
irn522125
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.274
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522125

Extent and Medium

box

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Linda Yoskowitz

Linda Yoskowitz donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in 2002. Her parents were friends with Emil and Martha Feigenbaum

Scope and Content

Consists of documents and correspondence relating to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Emil and Martha Feigenbaum, originally of Berlin, Germany. The papers specifically concern emigration, employment, and visa issues. Although the couple was able to emigrate to the United States before the war, despite attempts, they were unable to save Emil's parents, Meier and Flora, both of whom perished in the Holocaust.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
  • Germany.

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.