Koenig family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
5
Creator(s)
- Max Koenig
- Anna Koenig
Biographical History
Max Koenig (born Meier Leib Konigl; b. 1903) was born in Pasieczna, Poland (now Pasichna, Ukraine). He immigrated to the United States in 1933. He married Anna Sobel in Sołotwina in 1932.
Anna Koenig (born Chana Sobel; b. 1902) was born in Sołotwina, Poland (now Solotvyn, Ukraine). She immigrated to the United States in 1921. She married Max Koenig in Sołotwina in 1932.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin B. Koenig
The Koenig family papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Martin Koenig in 2016. Martin Koenig is the son of Max and Anna Koenig.
Scope and Content
The Koenig family papers primarily contain letters to Anna Sobel and Max Koenig from the Koenig family in Pasieczna, Poland (now Pasichna, Ukraine) and the Sobel family in Sołotwina, Poland (now Solotvyn, Ukraine). Also included are wedding and bris invitations of Max and Anna, and emigration instructions from the American Consulate in Poland.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically as one series.
People
- Koenig, Anna, 1902-
- Koenig, Max, 1903-
Subjects
- Pasichna (Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast', Ukraine)
- Solotvyno (Ukraine)
- Emigration & immigration--United States.
- Jewish families--Poland.
Genre
- Document
- Letters.