Norman A. Miller family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn537182
• English
• 1937-2015
• boxes 2
• Updated 7 months ago

Correspondence, diary, and documents, belonging to Norman A. Miller (Norbert Müller), and documenting his family's life in Nürnberg, Germany; the effects of Nazi persecution during the 1930s, Miller's immigration to England via a Kindertransport, his service with the British Army during World War II, and his post-war life. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence Miller received from his family in Nürnberg between 1939 and 1941, describing their experiences, conditions there, and attempt to emigrate. Also included is a pocket diary that Miller began in 1939, postwar corresponde...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn538980
• English
• overall: Height: 17.750 inches (45.085 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Tallit katan belonging to Norbert Müller (later Norman Miller), a 15 year old German Jewish refugee who came to London, England in September 1939. A tallit katan is a religious garment worn by Jewish men and boys with their daily dress. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the st...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548001
• English
• overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Embroidered, blue green patch belonging to Norbert Müller (later Norman Miller) a 15 year old German Jewish refugee who came to London, England in September 1939. The patch is likely related to the large Jewish High School he attended in Fürth, Germany. He lived in Nuremberg, but was required to take a streetcar to school in Fürth once Jewish children were banned from German public schools. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by l...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548002
• English
• 1944-1945
• overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

British Army XXX Corps patch worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. The XXX Corps was attached to the 21st Army Group and participated in D-Day landings at Normandy and the invasion of Europe, known as Operation Overlord. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany fo...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548003
• English
• 1944-1945
• overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Royal Welch Fusiliers shoulder patch worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the start of World War II. Norbert was able to exchange letters with his...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548004
• English
• 1945-1947
• overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Intelligence Corps cap badge worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the start of World War II. Norbert was able to exchange letters with his family ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548005
• English
• 1944-1945
• overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Royal Welch Fusiliers economy issue badge worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. As World War II progressed, a shortage of brass, considered a strategic metal, led the British army to replace traditional brass cap badges with plastic economy ones. This change resulted in the conservation of a large quantity of brass for critical wartime use, such as munitions. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger s...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548006
• English
• 1944-1945
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Royal Fusiliers cap badge worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the start of World War II. Norbert was able to exchange letters with his family unt...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548007
• English
• 1944-1947
• overall: | Diameter: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Circular, compressed asbestos fiber dog tag worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. Each soldier was issued 2 tags, hexagonal green and circular red, stamped with identical identifying information, including religion. The green tag was worn on a long neck cord with the red one attached to it on a short cord that could easily be removed without disturbing the other tag when a death had to be reported. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548011
• English
• 1910
• overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The Bibel-und Talmudschatz is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed by Sebald to his mother, Bertha, on the occasion of her husband, and his father, Nathan’s death. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartm...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548012
• English
• 1923
• overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The Jüdische Volkslieder: für eine Singstimme mit Klavier is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and mother-in-...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548013
• English
• 1936
• overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The Der jüdische Musikalien-Katalog is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed Müller. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and m...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548014
• English
• 1901
• a: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The Song of Solomon, Chasonus, and sheet music are among five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed Müller and Jacob Heinfeldt. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their chi...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn548015
• English
• 1901
• overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

The Baal t'fillah oder Der practische Vorbeter is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and mother-in-law, Clara ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn555437
• English
• a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Depth: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) b: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) c: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Single tefillin with covers and a navy blue velvet storage pouch owned by Norbert Müller (later Norman Miller) a 15 year old German Jewish refugee who came to London, England in September 1939. Tefillin are small boxes containing prayers attached to leather straps and worn on the arm and the head by Orthodox Jewish males during morning prayers. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norber...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn555442
• English
• 1832
• overall: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

1832 German translation of a Passover prayer book recorded in Hebrew owned by Norbert Müller (later Norman Miller), a 15 year old German Jewish refugee who came to London, England in September 1939. The front cover is inscribed by Norbert’s maternal great grandmother, Sara Jacobs. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [C...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn555443
• English
• 1939
• a: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Wedding presentation edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf with slipcase acquired by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the start of World War II. Norbert was ...