Meyer family collection

Identifier
irn621217
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.667.1
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1998
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn621217

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Meyer family

Biographical History

Bob Ralph Meyer was born on 31 January 1939 to Ernest (born Ernst) and Lotte (née Weil) Meyer in Amsterdam. Ernest was born in Cöln (Cologne), Germany on 15 July 1903 to Karl (Carl) and Amalie Meijer. Lotte was born in Stuttgart, Germany on 26 September 1908 to Julius and Margaret (née Kann). In 1933, Lotte and Ernest left Germany for the Netherlands before the war. They were married at a synagogue in Amsterdam in 1937. Following Germany’s invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Bob went into hiding living with another married couple until after liberation in 1945. Ernst and Lotte lived in hiding with a doctor’s family. At age 6, he was reunited with them and they eventually immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 and stayed in New York for a short time. They settled in Denver, Colorado, and had another son, Tom. Ernest and Lotte became naturalized U.S. citizens in 1953.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Thomas Meyer

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Thomas Meyer.

Scope and Content

The Meyer family collection consists of documents, photocopies, social reports, and a photograph illustrating the experiences of Lotte (née Weil), Ernest (Ernst Meijer), and Bob Meyer (b. 1939) during the Holocaust in the Netherlands and their subsequent immigration to the U.S. in 1948. Original U.S. Naturalization Certificates for Ernest and Lotte Meyer conferred on 4 May 1953 are included as well as restitution claims, a medical evaluation regarding Lotte Meyer, and a social worker report regarding Bob Meyer that requests recognition and assistance as a victim of persecution under the Netherlands' Act on Benefits for Victims of Persecution 1940-1945 (WUV).

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Thomas Meyer

Subjects

  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)

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.