Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and Ignaz and Rosine Auerbach collection

Identifier: irn639634
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn639634

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Fred Wellisch, the son of Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and grandson of Ignaz and Rosine Auerbach.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, correpondence, photographs and publications surrounding Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and their escape from Nazi occupied Vienna, Austria. Kurt, a lawyer, was arrested and held by the Gestapo before being released and able to flee to the United States.

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Wellisch and Auerbach families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn707227
- English
- 1925-1961
- boxes oversize box 2 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Biographical materials primarily document Ignatz and Rosine Auerbach and Kurt and Frieda Wellisch. Auerbach records include Rosine’s birth certificate and a transport list, Łódź ghetto records, and AJDC records documenting Rosine’s and Ignatz’s deportation from Vienna to Łódź. Wellisch records include records documenting Frieda’s education and employment, a copy of her Third Reich passport, a confirmation of her birth, a copy of Kurt’s and Frieda’s marriage certificate, and a copy of a photograph of the couple aboard the Rex en route to New York. This series also includes a 1925 letter from...
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn707229
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn707230
- English
- Updated 7 months ago

Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and Ignaz and Rosine Auerbach collection

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Wellisch and Auerbach families papers

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