Hans and Hertha Steinberg collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ernest Stevens, the son of Hertha and Hans Steinberg.
Scope and Content
Collection illustrating the experiences of Hertha and Hans Steinberg and their children Ernst Dieter [donor] and Martin in Hamburg, Germany, Italy and the United States. Hertha and sons left Germany in 1936 for Palestine, stopping in Italy for more than two years And eventually emigrating from Italy to the United States in 1939. Hans never joined, passing away in Germany in 1936. Included are birth and death records, family tree, letters of recommendation, Ketubah, marriage certificates, books, including Talmud and correspondence and report cards.
Genre
- Collection