Henny Bernstein Brener papers
Extent and Medium
folders
3
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henny Bernstein Brener
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Ms. Henny Brener
Scope and Content
Contains documents related to William Bernstein [donor's father], who was arrested and interned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after Kristallnacht, and released with help from a family friend. The collection includes a letter from a Mr. Moser to the Gestapo asking for Mr. Bernstein's release; letters to and from family members in America and Europe and with organizations such as the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) regarding immigration efforts of family members including Moritz and Laura Stemmer and Bernhard Henisch; documents relating to aid for displaced persons camps in Cyprus; and correspondence between Ms. Brener, Yad Vashem, and organizations in Germany regarding tracing attempts for family members who perished.
Corporate Bodies
- HIAS (Agency)
- Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Letters.
- Document