Schwalbe family collection

Identifier: irn699013
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn699013

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Karen Gilovich.

Scope and Content

THe collection contains documents, correspondence (letters and postcards), journals, photographs, postwar writings, newspaper clippings, 2 metal disc recordings, ephemera and three dimensional artifacts to include a portfolio, eyeglass case and small notebook documenting the experiences of the Schwalbe family and their relatives in Berlin, Teheran, Palestine and their immigration and settlement in the United States.

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Schwalbe children send greetings to their father
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn708181
- English
- 1934
- Updated 7 months ago
Two (2) Schneideplatte lacquer-coated metal discs, each single sided, containing recordings of German-Jewish children, Max (Reiner) and Steffi Schwalbe, singing and speaking in German with their mother, Ilse (Korant) Schwalbe. Recording 1: Ilse, Reiner, and Steffi record a message to husband/father Herbert in Persia in 1934. The children repeat after the mother phrases like: How are you doing? Is the weather nice? Kisses from Reiner, Steffi, and mother. They tell him a little about their plans (a holiday and a visit with grandparents) and tell him to stay healthy and keep them in his though...
Notebook
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709024
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Small notebook documenting the experiences of the Schwalbe family and their relatives in Berlin, Teheran, Palestine and their immigration and settlement in the United States.
Eyeglass case
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709027
- English
- overall: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Eyeglass case documenting the experiences of the Schwalbe family and their relatives in Berlin, Teheran, Palestine and their immigration and settlement in the United States.
Portfolio
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709028
- English
- overall: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Portfolio documenting the experiences of the Schwalbe family and their relatives in Berlin, Teheran, Palestine and their immigration and settlement in the United States.

Schwalbe family collection

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Schwalbe children send greetings to their father

Notebook

Eyeglass case

Portfolio