Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer collection

Identifier: irn552726
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn552726

Acquisition

THe collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Juan Jorge Schäffer. Additional material was donated in 2017 by Alejandro Schäffer.

Scope and Content

Documents, photographs and artifacts relating to the experiences of Juan Jorge Schäffer (b. Vienna) and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer (b. Mannheim), both of whom fled Nazi occupation and immgrated to Uruguay. The collection includes photographs of the extended Schäffer family, school documents, restitution papers as well as a clock brought to Uruguay by a German Jewish refugee and a pre-war Viennese dance card.

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Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562433
- English
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Juan Jorge Schäffer (b. Vienna) and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer (b. Mannheim), both of whom fled Nazi occupation and immigrated to Uruguay. The collection includes photographs of the extended Schäffer family, school documents, and restitution papers.
Metal and enamel clock
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562434
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Small metal and enamel clock manufactured by Kienzle, a German company, and was brought to Uruguay by a German Jewish refugree. Part of a collection of documents, photographs and artifacts relating to the experiences of Juan Jorge Schäffer (b. Vienna) and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer (b. Mannheim), both of whom fled Nazi occupation and emigrated to Uruguay.
Beaded leather dance card
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563422
- English
- a: Height: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Width: 3.440 inches (8.738 cm) b: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 3.190 inches (8.103 cm) overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 3.440 inches (8.738 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Prewar Viennese dance card made of leather, with a beaded floral design on both sides. Part of a collection of documents, photographs and artifacts relating to the experiences of Juan Jorge Schäffer (b. Vienna) and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer (b. Mannheim), both of whom fled Nazi occupation and emigrated to Uruguay.
Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn593686
- English
- folder oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection includes two Alliance Israelite certificates, photographs, school documents, and restitution paperwork relating to the experiences of Juan Jorge Schäffer (from Vienna) and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer (from Mannheim), both of whom fled to Uruguay to escape Nazi persecution.
Painting
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn593708
- English
- overall: Height: 23.750 inches (60.325 cm) | Width: 20.500 inches (52.07 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Painting
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn593724
- English
- overall: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 23.000 inches (58.42 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer collection

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Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer papers

Metal and enamel clock

Beaded leather dance card

Juan Jorge and Inge Kalbermann Schäffer papers

Painting

Painting