Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn524514
• English
• 1914-1916
• overall: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Kreuz für freiwillige Kriegshilfe [Volunteer War Aid Cross] 1914-1916, belonging to Oskar Ehrmann. The Cross was awarded to men and women who provided outstanding service in caring for the sick and wounded, outside the war zone, or for other voluntary service in support of the war. Ehrmann was awarded a Cross of Honor for service on the front line during the First World War (1914-1918), issued in 1934. Oskar's two brothers were also German Army officers in WWI. In 1933, the Nazi regime came to power in Germany and enacted policies to persecute the Jewish population. Oskar decided to leave G...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn59318
• English
• 1928-1969
• box 1
• Updated 8 months ago

The Mayer, Bierig, and Ehrmann families papers consist of biographical materials and correspondence documenting the family’s lives in Nazi Germany, emigration to England, deportation to France, and immigration to the United States. Biographical materials include identification papers; birth, registration, marriage, and death certificates; education, training, and employment records; emigration and immigration records; ration books; and a family tree documenting the lives of the Bierig, Ehrmann, and Mayer families in Germany and their departures for England and the United States. They also i...