Fischl and Gerstmann family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734979
• English
• 1918-1988
• boxes oversize box book enclosure oversize folders 3 1 1 2
• Updated 7 months ago

The Fischl and Gerstmann family papers consist of documents, photographs, and correspondence documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl, Eli Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine in the late 1930s where they met and married. They later immigrated to the United States. Material relating to the Fischl family includes biographical and identification material including birth and death announcements, p...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734981
• English
• overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

A pencil drawing of buildings and tress along a road titled “WIZO Nachlat Jitzchak”. The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) is a volunteer organization focused on social welfare in all areas of Israeli society. The drawing is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734982
• English
• overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Fabric-covered compact with an interior mirror, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734983
• English
• overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Handmade enclosure for correspondence, with the Czech word for letters sewn on the cover owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The cover is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734984
• English
• overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Small piece of fabric embroidered with the name "Edna" owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The embroidery is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734985
• English
• overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Metal pin attached to a handwritten, Hebrew note owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The pin and note are part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734986
• English
• overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Handmade, paper bag with a yarn drawstring, owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The bag is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734987
• English
• overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Depth: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Cardboard box (c-d) containing dried flowers (a), as well as a small, metal tin (b), which has a dried flower bud and paper wrappers within owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The box, flowers, and tin are part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn734992
• English
• boxes 3
• Updated 7 months ago