Tom Schaumberg photograph album
Extent and Medium
oversize box
1
Biographical History
Ernst Schaumberg was born in 1906 in Kircheim, Germany. He married Gertrude “Pollo” Schaumberg (neé Leda) born 1911 in Oldenburg, Germany and they have a son Tom (b. 1938 in Amsterdam, Netherlands). In 1943, family was deported to Westerbork transit camp in Netherlands and then in February 1944, to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. From there, in April 1945, they were transported towards the east, and, almost two weeks in to the journey, were liberated in Troebitz, Germany. The family returned to Amsterdam briefly before immigrating to the United States.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Schaumberg
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Tom Schaumberg.
Scope and Content
Contains a photograph album related to the experiences of Ernst Schaumberg, born 1906 in Kircheim, Germany; his wife Gertrude “Pollo” Schaumberg [neé Leda], born 1911 in Oldenburg, Germany; and their son, Tom, born 1938 in Amsterdam,
Genre
- Photograph albums.
- Document