Charnitzki family collection

Identifier: irn84850
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84850

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Ruth Kline.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a briefcase, purse, an autograph album, correspondence, a digital file, documents, photographs, and a prayer book related to the experiences of the Charnitzki family in prewar Königsberg, Germany, in Shanghai during the Holocaust, and in the United States after the war.

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Charnitzki family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn84851
- English
- 1939-1947
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The Charnitzki family papers consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, and an autograph book related to the experiences of the Charnitzki family of Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad). Includes documentation of pre-war life in Königsberg, life in Shanghai, and their emigration to the United States in 1947, including correspondence with family members who perished during the Holocaust.
Purse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn96317
- English
- overall: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Oral history interview with Ruth Kline
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn96318
- English
- 1 digital file, WAV
- Updated 7 months ago
Briefcase
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn96359
- English
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 17.000 inches (43.18 cm) | Depth: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

Charnitzki family collection

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Charnitzki family papers

Purse

Oral history interview with Ruth Kline

Briefcase