Emanuel and Louise Suessmann family collection

Identifier: irn616371
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 2018 by Michael B. Suessmann, the son of Emanuel and Louise Suessmann. This is an accretion to a previous donation.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Shabbat lamp, documents, photographs, and photograph albums relating to the experiences of Emanuel and Louise (Lisl) Schwarzenberger Suessmann in Germany and the United States before, during, and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Emanuel and Louise Suessmann papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn502116
- English
- 1909-1990
- folders 4
- Updated 7 months ago
The Emanuel and Louise Suessmann papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, identification papers, and photographs documenting the Suessmanns, their family members in Leipzig and Maßbach, Charlotte Süssmann’s deportation to Theresienstadt, and Emanuel Suessmann’s service in the Military Intelligence Division in Germany during World War II. Biographical materials include birth certificates, certificates of good conduct, a vaccination certificate, a marriage certificate, a registration of address, photocopies of military certificates, an attestation of valued membership in the Jew...
Brass Shabbat lamp and drip tray acquired by a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn617428
- English
- a: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Diameter: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) b: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Diameter: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Six pointed star shaped brass Shabbat lamp and drip tray brought to the United States, by Louise Schwarzenberger (later Suessmann) when she emigrated from Germany in 1939. Shabbat is a day reserved for rest and worship, and any form of work is prohibited. The Shabbat lamp is lit every Friday before sunset, usually by a woman in the household, and left burning until the following evening. Louise emigrated from Germany to St. Louis, Missouri, and found work as a hospital attendant. She joined her siblings, Maria, Kathe, and Kurt, as well as their families, who had immigrated in the wake of th...
Emanuel and Lisl Suessmann family photograph albums
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn623967
- English
- oversize boxes 2
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains two photograph albums brought by Emanuel and Lisl when they immigrated separately to the United States in 1938 and 1940, respectively

Emanuel and Louise Suessmann family collection

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Emanuel and Louise Suessmann papers

Brass Shabbat lamp and drip tray acquired by a German Jewish woman

Emanuel and Lisl Suessmann family photograph albums