Enslein family collection

Identifier
irn531312
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.369.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531312

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jean Gerard Enslein

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jean Gerard Enslein.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs, documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Jakob Enslein and his wife, Margarete Einstein Enslei, and their two children Kurt and Hans Gerd [donor, b. 1929]. Gerd was born in Cologne, Germany, and in 1932 his parents relocated the family first to Belgium then in 1933 to France, first to Paris and then Collias, Nimes and Perigaux, before eventually fleeing through Spain and arriving in the United States in early May 1941.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Jean Gerard Enslein

Subjects

  • Refugees--France.

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.