Lilienthal and Fraenkel families collection

Identifier: irn544148
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn544148

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 and 2018 by Ronald Frankel, the grandson of Eugen Lilienthal and the son of Max and Margot Fraenkel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a passport case, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Eugen Lilienthal during the Holocaust when he was imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp and, after the Holocaust, from Deggendorf displaced persons camp, as well as documents related to the emigration of Max and Margo Fraenkel from Germany to the United States prior to the war. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Lilienthal and Fraenkel families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn535820
- English
- 1938-1946
- folders 6
- Updated 1 year ago
The Lilienthal and Fraenkel families papers consists of correspondence from Eugen Lilienthal, originally of Berlin, sent following the end of World War II, from Theresienstadt following his liberation from that concentration camp, and from the Deggendorf displaced persons camp, during the period when he was trying to establish contact with the families of his two daughters, who were living in New York. The collection also contains correspondence and documents sent to one of the daughters, Margot Fraenkel, from various officials and aid organizations as she sought to help her father immigrat...
Leather passport cover owned by German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn544147
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Lilienthal and Fraenkel families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn611801
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains pages written by Dr. Eugen Lillienthal either during his internment at Theresienstadt or after the war in the Deggendorf displaced persons camp.

Lilienthal and Fraenkel families collection

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Lilienthal and Fraenkel families papers

Leather passport cover owned by German Jewish refugee

Lilienthal and Fraenkel families papers