Thau family papers

Identifier
irn84284
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.359.1
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 2004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84284

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Thau family

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felix Thau

Judge Felix Thau donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.

Scope and Content

Consists of family photographs, post-war documents, and written testimony related to the Holocaust and post-war experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau. Includes pre-war family photographs; documents regarding the birth of two of their sons, Felix and Benjamin, in Germany; and the family's emigration and naturalization in the United States. Also includes testimony written by Felix Thau about his mother's passing in 2004 and a collection of poems entitled "Holocaust Reverberations."

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Judge Felix Thau

People

  • Thau, Benjamin.
  • Thau, Olga.
  • Thau family
  • Thau, Leon.
  • Thau, Felix.

Subjects

  • Jews, German.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.

Genre

  • Document
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