Schwarz and Rosenwald families collection

Identifier: irn554058
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn554058

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by David Sperling, the grandson of Richard and Bertha Schwarz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a bank note, a framed poem, correspondence, documents, a photograph album, and video tapes related to the experiences of extended family members of Richard Schwarz and Bertha Rosenwald Schwarz and their emigration from Nazi Germany to the United States, made possible by the financial assistance of Julius Rosenwald.

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Schwarz and Rosenwald families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn555445
- English
- 1920-1960
- boxes oversize box 4 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The Schwarz and Rosenwald families papers consist of correspondence, immigration and identification documents, financial records, news clippings, photographs, printed materials, and other related materials, which primarily document the experiences of the family of Richard and Bertha (née Rosenwald) Schwarz, of Hannover, Germany, who fled that country in 1936 due to anti-Semitic persecution, and were able to do so with the assistance of the family of Julius Rosenwald, the co-founder of the Sears, Roebuck and Company, who were distant American relatives of theirs. The collection includes corr...
Weimar Germany, 50 mark note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn558398
- English
- 1922
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Weimar Germany bank note for 50 marks that was saved by the family of Richard Schwarz and Bertha Rosenwald Schwarz. Richard and Bertha were first cousins once removed of Julius Rosenwald, a part-owners of Sears and Roebuck, who financed the immigration of numerous Jewish relatives from Nazi Germany to the United States.
Framed German verse with floral border
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn558399
- English
- 1922
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Framed print of a German poem that was saved by the family of Richard Schwarz and Bertha Rosenwald Schwarz. Richard and Bertha were first cousins once removed of Julius Rosenwald, a part-owners of Sears and Roebuck, who financed the immigration of numerous Jewish relatives from Nazi Germany to the United States.

Schwarz and Rosenwald families collection

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Schwarz and Rosenwald families papers

Weimar Germany, 50 mark note

Framed German verse with floral border