Fischl and Gerstmann family papers

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, passports, and work papers, correspondence mainly to Alice and Lidya in Czechoslovakia and later Palestine, restitution forms and correspondence, autograph books, and notebooks of patterns for clothing, recipes, and a family narrative. Also included is an album and photographs of the Fischel family in Czechoslovakia, Palestine, and the United States. Material relating to the Gerstmann family consists of biographical material and identification documents including birth certificates and identification cards for Hermann, Eli, Lucie and Nina, medical records, correspondence, and restitution documents.

The collection is arranged by family: Series 1: Fischl family papers, 1927-1958 Series 2: Gerstmann family papers, 1918-1988