Henry Weil collection

Identifier: irn626376
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn626376

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 and 2018 by Henry Weil.

Scope and Content

Documents issued for Heinz Weil (donor), born September 22, 1935 in Vienna, Austria and fled to the United States in 1939. Document portfolio in which documents were kept.

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Portfolio
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn633333
- English
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Document portfolio in which documents were kept.
Henry Weil family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699609
- English
- 1938-1955
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection documents Henry Weil and his father Hugo Weil's emigration from Vienna, Austria to the United States in 1939. Henry's documents consist of his birth certificate, immigrant identification card, and naturalization certificate. Hugo's documents include an affidavit of support signed by Richard J. Rice, an appraised itemized inventory of items he took with him from Austria, a copy of a telegram announcing his arrival in the United States aboard the RMS Aquitania, and clippings regarding the arrival of the RMS Aquitania in New York after avoiding German submarines.

Henry Weil collection

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Portfolio

Henry Weil family papers