Ruth Loeb Forrest collection

Identifier: irn722993
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Contains materials documenting the experiences of Ruth Loeb Forrest's family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Ruth Loeb Forrest papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516863
- English
- 1938-1939
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The papers consist of two German passports (Reisepass) issued to Leopold Löb and his wife, Bella Löb, in Rastatt, Germany, as they prepared to immigrate to the United States.
Ruth Loeb Forrest papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523659
- English
- 1918-1945
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection includes a fare card issued to Leopold Löb in 1918; a birth certificate, dated 26 April 1939, issued to Bella Sara Heimann; a certificate of naturalization, dated 1 Sept.1945, issued to Bella Löb; a 1932 photograph of Thelma Heimann Gerst, Ruth's maternal aunt, and her husband, Gustav Gerst; a 1935 photograph of Senta and Justin Gerst; a 1937 or 1938 family photograph of the Löb family in Malsch, Germany; and a 1930 photograph of Karolina and Isidore Löb, Ruth's paternal grandparents, in Malsch, Germany.

Ruth Loeb Forrest collection

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Ruth Loeb Forrest papers

Ruth Loeb Forrest papers