Hans and Hertha Steinberg papers
Extent and Medium
folders
book enclosures
5
2
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ernest Stevens
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ernest Stevens, 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 intending to go to Palestine, stopping in Italy for more than two years before 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.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Ernest Stevens
Subjects
- Italy.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Hamburg (Germany)
Genre
- Document
- Ketubah.
- Letters.
- Birth certificates.