Geoffrey and Hansi Lynfield collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Geoffrey Lynfield
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michelle Hiotis
Michelle Hiotis donated this material to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She discovered it after purchasing a house sold by Mr. Lynfield's estate.
Scope and Content
Consists of manuscripts, drafts, original documents and photographs, correspondence, and research material related to the writing of "The Four Sisters," and "In Search of Gustav." The manuscripts were written by Geoffrey Lynfield, ca. 2005-2006. "The Four Sisters' documents the experiences of his wife, Hansi Sternberg Lynfield, and her three sisters, all of whom were deported from their hometown of Munkacs (now Mukacheve), survived Auschwitz and Tannenberg concentration camps, and worked for the Red Cross or UNRRA after the war. "In Search of Gustav" traces the family history of the Lilienfeld family beginning with Gustav Lilienfeld, particularly the family's involvement in the mining industry in South Africa in the nineteenth century. Also includes material related to the research and inquiries regarding publication of the work.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
People
- Sternberg family.
- Lynfield, Geoffrey.
- Lilienfeld family.
- Lynfield, Hansi Sternberg.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Mukacheve.
- Diamond mines and mining--South Africa.
Genre
- Document