Erna Ketchie collection

Identifier
irn29071
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.205.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Flemish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Erna Ketchie (1927-2007) was born Erna Engelbrecht to Johann (Hans) and Frieda (née Schwed, 1889-1943) Engelbrecht. Hans was Christian and Frieda was Jewish. The family lived in Frankfurt am Main, Germany prior to World War II where Hans was a hairdresser. During the war, both Hans and Frieda were arrested by the Gestapo. Frieda was arrested in 1941 and sent to Auschwitz in February 1943 where she perished. Hans was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1943. Both Hans and his daughter Erna survived the war. Erna later immigrated to the United States. Frieda’s sisters Kathi, Rosa, and Gutta Schwed all perished at Auschwitz.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Erna Ketchie

Erna Ketchie donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection primarily consists of correspondence, documents, and photographs related to the Engelbrecht family of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Included are letters exchanged among the family while Johann (Hans) was imprisoned in Buchenwald and his wife Frieda was imprisoned in Frankfurt prior to her deportation to Auschwitz where she perished. Included is the last letter Hans received from Frieda in 1941. Photographs include depictions of Frieda and Hans, and Frieda’s sisters Kathi, Rosa, and Gutta Schwed.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.