Maerker and Behr families papers

Identifier: irn562946
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Wendy M. Harris.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of biographical documents, correspondence, photographs, memoirs and family histories, a military medal, and other items related to the history of the Maerker and Behr families, originally of Bernburg and Mainz, Germany. Includes materials related to the emigration of Willy and Else (nee Behr) Maerker, and their children, Gerhard and Inge, from Germany, to escape anti-Semitic persecution, in 1938.

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Maerker and Behr families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn560348
- English
- boxes book enclosure 2 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Willy and Else (née Behr) Maerker, originally of Bernburg, Germany, and their children Gerhard and Inge, including their emigration from Germany in 1938. Included are identification and immigration papers, documents regarding Willy’s service in World War I, correspondence, photographs, writings, and born-digital material. The collection also documents the pre-war and wartime experiences of the Behr family, primarily of Mainz, Germany. Many documents in the collection contain translations by Gerhard. The biographical material includes...
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 combatant veteran service medal
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn562947
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for serving in combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.
Weimar Germany Reichsbanknote, 1 million mark
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn583787
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Reichsbank note, valued at 1 million marks, distributed in Germany from August to November 1923. German efforts to finance World War I sent the nation into debt. Following their defeat, the Treaty of Versailles obligated Germany to pay reparations to several countries, which increased the nation’s financial struggles. The German government attempted to solve this problem by printing more money, which led to severe inflation. The inflation grew to critical levels between 1922 and1923, when the exchange rate of the mark to the United States dollar went from 2,000 marks per dollar to well over...
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn594921
- English
- Updated 7 months ago

Maerker and Behr families papers

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Maerker and Behr families papers

Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 combatant veteran service medal

Weimar Germany Reichsbanknote, 1 million mark

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