Johnson family papers

Identifier
irn527002
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.338.1
Dates
1 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Hans Johnson was born Hans Jonassohn in Ergste, Germany in 1906. He married Betty (Betti) Levi, born in Katzenfurth, in 1908. Their daughter Lora (Karolina) was born in 1933 in Köln. Hans fled Germany for Mexico, but ended up in Cuba. Six months later his wife and daughter followed. They immigrated to the United States in December 1940.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lora Ross

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Lora Ross.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, correspondence, and clippings relating to the Jonassohn (later Johnson) and Levi families in Germany, Cuba, and the United States before and during the Holocaust. Includes a German family book, US Certificates of Naturalization, a newspaper clipping from Havana, and correspondence sent to friends in Germany. Hans Jonassohn fled Germany for Mexico, but ended up in Cuba. Six months later his wife Betty and daughter Lora (donor) followed. They immigrated to the US in December 1940.

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