G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers

Identifier
irn754399
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.169.2
  • 2014.169.1
  • 2019.263.1
Dates
1 Jan 1901 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

oversize folders

1

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

G. Michael Eisenstadt was born Gerd Michael in Danzig, Germany (later Gdansk, Poland) in 1928 to Isidor and Edith Eisenstadt and had a brother named Eric Elia (b. 1927). Edith, Gerd, and Eric sailed from Antwerp aboard the SS Veendam from Antwerp in October 1939, arriving in New York in November. Isidor Eisenstadt was confined to the Warsaw ghetto and perished.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, gift of G. Michael Eisenstadt

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of G. Michael Eisenstadt

G. Michael Eisenstadt donated the G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 and 2019.

Scope and Content

The G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers consist of certificates, a ship ticket, and correspondence from Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and the Warsaw ghetto documenting Isidor Eisenstadt's training as a master tailor from 1901-1921, the immigration of his wife and sons to the United States in 1939, conditions in the Warsaw ghetto, and his efforts to immigrate.

System of Arrangement

The G. Michael Eisenstadt family papers are arranged chronologically.

Subjects

Genre

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