Beatrice Neu Melov papers

Identifier
irn639350
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.519.1
Dates
1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 2002
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

box

oversize folder

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nancy Shanes

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Nancy Shanes, the goddaughter of Beatrice Neu Melov.

Scope and Content

The papers document the experiences of Beatrice Neu Melov and her parents, Hedwig and Richard Neu, following their immigration to the United States from Partenheim, Germany in 1939 through family photographs, correspondence, and certificates, including naturalization certificates. The materials capture Melov’s post-war experiences between the 1950s and 1980s, including her work as a public school teacher and principal, her return visit to Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany, her marriage to Alfred Melov, and family celebrations. Other materials include typewritten accounts of her family’s experience on Kristallnacht, Jahrzeit reminder cards for Hedwig and Richard Neu, a German and Hebrew sympathy book for her great-grandfather Issak Oppenheimer, and a portrait photograph of her grandparents, Nathan Neu and Bertha Oppenheimer Neu.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Nancy Shanes

Subjects

Genre

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