Max and Lotte Wertheim collection

Identifier: irn699727
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Stanley Wertheim.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the prewar and wartime lives of Max and Lotte Wertheim and their son Stanley Wertheim, originally of Warburg, Germany, including their immigration to the United States in 1937. Documents consist of identification and family papers including birth and marriage certificates, German passports, a family book (Stammbuch), Lotte’s autograph book, and immigration papers. Photographs include depictions of prewar family life, portraits, vacations, and Stanley’s childhood. The collection also includes a silver cup.

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Max and Lotte Wertheim papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn646297
- English
- 1929-1944
- box book enclosures oversize folder 1 2 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection documents the prewar and wartime lives of Max and Lotte Wertheim and their son Stanley Wertheim, originally of Warburg, Germany, including their immigration to the United States in 1937. Documents consist of identification and family papers including birth and marriage certificates, German passports, a family book (Stammbuch), Lotte’s autograph book, and immigration papers. Photographs include depictions of prewar family life, portraits, vacations, and Stanley’s childhood.
Silver cup
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699728
- English
- overall: Height: 3.380 inches (8.585 cm) | Diameter: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago

Max and Lotte Wertheim collection

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Max and Lotte Wertheim papers

Silver cup