Arnold Mechur papers

Identifier
irn78889
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.291.1
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1974
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Arnold Mechur was born on July 24, 1915 in Berlin, Germany. Arnold was one the youngest of of twelve children born to Herman Mechur and his wife. Several of the children, who were all half-Jewish, immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century. Arnold attended school in Berlin, training as a tailor. In 1940, Arnold escaped to Trieste and from there, to Cuba. In Cuba, he met and married Sara Schlee, originally of Debrecen, who was not Jewish. They immigrated to the United States together, settling in Cleveland.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eve Jeanette Blohm

Eve Blohm donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents and a photograph related to Arnold Mechur's pre-war schooling and training as a tailor in Berlin, Germany. Also includes a 1937 photograph of three boys, Mechur's immigration documents for his 1940 emigration from Europe to Cuba, his naturalization papers for the United States, and a program noting his participation in a 1974 art show in southern Florida.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.