Arnold Kronfeld collection

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Herbert E. Kronfeld papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523616
- English
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection consists of seven folders containing extensive documents concerning Herbert E. Kronfeld's efforts to get his extended family out of Germany to the United States. Includes extensive correspondence regarding his attempts to assist with the immigration of his elderly aunt, Nanette Scheuffele, who was interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France. The attempt, which was ultimately successful, involved correspondence and coordination with the State Department, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Pastor Adolf Freudenberg (in Switzerland), the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HI...
Arnold Kronfeld papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn524213
- English
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collections consists of documents and correspondence belonging to Herbert E. Kronfeld, the donor's father, documenting his efforts to assist relatives, including Grete Katz, Fritz Bettelheim, and Adele Mendelsohn, in fleeing Germany and Austria. Includes affidavits of support, correspondence with the State Department's Visa Division, telegrams, and letters to and from United States Senators, including Robert Wagner, regarding individual cases.